Clinton Foundation
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The William J. Clinton Foundation was established by former President of the United States Bill Clinton. The stated mission of the Foundation is to "strengthen the capacity of people throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence." To advance this mission, the Foundation is focused on four critical areas: health security; economic empowerment; leadership development and citizen service; and racial, ethnic and religious reconciliation. The Foundation works principally through partnerships with like-minded individuals, organizations, corporations, and governments, often serving as an incubator for new policies and programs. They have offices located in Harlem, New York City and Little Rock, Arkansas.
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[edit] Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI)
The Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI) strives to make treatment for HIV/AIDS more affordable and to implement large-scale integrated care, treatment, and prevention programs. Since its inception, CHAI has helped bring AIDS care and treatment to over 415,000 people living with HIV/AIDS around the world. The Foundation's activities have included AIDS care and treatment in Africa, including the brokering of drug distribution agreements. During President Clinton's recent trip to Africa, CHAI signed agreements with several new countries. Over the course of the past year, CHAI increased the number of partner countries and members of the Procurement Consortium, which can purchase AIDS medicines and diagnostic equipment at CHAI's reduced prices to 58. CHAI launched the Pediatric and Rural Initiatives in 2005 to focus on bringing AIDS care and treatment to those most often marginalized— children and those living in rural areas. CHAI also negotiated agreements that reduce the prices of second-line drugs and rapid diagnostic tests.
[edit] Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)
The Clinton Global Initiative was inaugurated September 15-17, 2005 in New York City to coincide with the 2005 World Summit, under the leadership of President Bill Clinton.
CGI is stated as being a non-partisan catalyst for action, bringing together global leaders including heads of state, non-profit organizations, charities, and business leaders to discuss challenges facing the world today and devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. The initiative culminates in an annual conference, at which each invited guest must make a specific commitment to address one of the focus areas discussed. The Clinton Global Initiative staff then monitors the progress and success of these commitments throughout the year.
Clinton himself has stated that the 2005 conference saw US$2.3 billion in commitments to donations, and that by the conclusion of the 2006 event, over US$7.3 billion was committed,[1] including British entrepreneur Richard Branson's pledge to donate the profits of Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Trains, two of his Virgin Group's companies, over the next ten years to research environmentally friendly fuels. The donation is estimated to be worth US$3 billion.[2] In the conference's first announcement, First Lady Laura Bush announced a public-private partnership with the Case Foundation and others to install 4,000 Roundabout PlayPumps to bring water to up to 10 million people in Africa.
[edit] Goals
The Clinton Global Initiative began with a focused effort to identify a small number of the most serious issues affecting the world today. Advisory boards and working group chairs are assigned to oversee each focus area.
2006 CGI Focus Areas
- Energy and Climate Change
- Global Public Health
- Poverty Alleviation
- Mitigating Religious and Ethnic Conflict
[edit] Clinton Presidential Center - Library and Museum
Along with these programs and initiatives, the William J. Clinton Foundation designed and developed the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Center is located within a 30-acre city park along the southern bank of the Arkansas River. In addition to the Little Rock offices of the William J. Clinton Foundation, the Clinton Presidential Center includes the Clinton Presidential Library and Museum and the Clinton School of Public Service.
[edit] Clinton Foundation Climate Change Initiative (CCI)
On August 1st, 2006, the Foundation entered into a partnership with the Large Cities Climate Leadership Group, agreeing to provide resources to allow the participating cities to enter into an energy-saving product purchasing consortium and to provide technical and communications support.
[edit] Alliance for a Healthier Generation
The Clinton Foundation applies its skills and resources to one of the most pressing issues facing Americans today: the epidemic of childhood obesity. If present trends continue, children today risk becoming the first generation of Americans to live shorter lives than their parents. The Clinton Foundation took concrete action to reverse this deadly trend by partnering with the American Heart Association in the spring of 2005 to form the Alliance for a Healthier Generation (AHG), a 10-year joint initiative dedicated to reversing childhood obesity.
[edit] Disaster Relief
The Foundation has funded extensive disaster relief programs following the Indian Ocean Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. Shortly after Hurricane Katrina hit, President George W. Bush asked former Presidents George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton to raise funds to help rebuild the Gulf Coast region. The two Presidents, having worked together to assist victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami, established the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fundto identify and meet the unmet needs in the region, foster economic opportunity, and to improve the quality of life of those affected. In the first month after the hurricane, the Fund collected over 42,000 online donations alone; approximately $128.4 million has been received to date from all 50 states and $30.9 million from foreign countries.
[edit] External links
- William J. Clinton Foundation official website
- 2005 Annual Report of the Foundation
- Clinton Global Initiative official website
- Clinton Presidential Center official website
[edit] References
- ^ From an interview with Bill Clinton broadcast on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace on September 24, 2006.
- ^ Come fly with me, come give it away. Retrieved on 2006-09-23.
