The Power of Partnerships
2020 Impact Report
A letter from President Clinton on our work
“Over the last two decades, but especially over the last year, we’ve heard the same thing over and over from our partners: that the Clinton Foundation has a unique ability to bring people together to make a difference. That’s why, as we look ahead to the Foundation’s next 20 years, we’re sharpening our focus on partnership-building across all our programs.
Here’s what that will look like.”
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A letter and special conversation with Chelsea Clinton
“I was incredibly honored, humbled, and excited to speak with Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, a recipient of this year’s Clinton Global Citizen Award … I hope you’ll watch our conversation. If you do, I have no doubt you will be as inspired and full of optimism as I was.”
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Partnering Through the Pandemic
Impact: Improving Lives Worldwide
“I always kept score by a simple measure: Were ordinary people better off when I stopped than when I started?” — President Clinton, Clinton Presidential Center dedication, 2004
Below is a snapshot of our programmatic impact through June 2021.
Impact: Improving Lives Worldwide
As President Clinton reflected shortly after leaving office: “I always kept score by a simple measure: Were ordinary people better off when I stopped than when I started?”
Below is a look at how we’ve improved lives across the United States and around the world since 2001.
*Independent and associated programs
(with estimated value of $395 million when fully funded and implemented)
*Independent and associated programs
Program Updates
Clinton Presidential Center
Partnering to provide hundreds of thousands of meals and enriching virtual programs
More than 719,000 meals distributed to those in need across Central Arkansas
- In 2020, the Clinton Presidential Center provided more than 719,000 meals to those in need across Central Arkansas. Together with partners such as World Central Kitchen, the City of Little Rock, Little Rock School District, and others, Clinton Center staff and local volunteers prepared and distributed meals across the community.
- In 2020, the Clinton Presidential Center provided more than 719,000 meals to those in need across Central Arkansas. Together with partners such as World Central Kitchen, the City of Little Rock, Little Rock School District, and others, Clinton Center staff and local volunteers prepared and distributed meals across the community.
- In 2020, the Clinton Presidential Center provided more than 719,000 meals to those in need across Central Arkansas. Together with partners such as World Central Kitchen, the City of Little Rock, Little Rock School District, and others, Clinton Center staff and local volunteers prepared and distributed meals across the community.
- In 2020, the Clinton Presidential Center provided more than 719,000 meals to those in need across Central Arkansas. Together with partners such as World Central Kitchen, the City of Little Rock, Little Rock School District, and others, Clinton Center staff and local volunteers prepared and distributed meals across the community.
- In 2020, the Clinton Presidential Center provided more than 719,000 meals to those in need across Central Arkansas. Together with partners such as World Central Kitchen, the City of Little Rock, Little Rock School District, and others, Clinton Center staff and local volunteers prepared and distributed meals across the community.
Serving Central Arkansas
Scarcely any aspect of life in America or around the world was untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic. Small businesses and restaurants went out of business and employees lost their jobs. Our schools were closed and children have been stuck at home trying to learn on laptops or over cellphones. Parents were often faced with having to choose between keeping their jobs or caring for their kids. With less money, millions of Americans were faced with trying to put food on the table and struggling over how to pay basic bills.
In 2020, the Clinton Presidential Center became the home base of a massive feeding operation that would go on to serve more than 719,000 meals to those in need across Central Arkansas. Together with partners such as World Central Kitchen, the City of Little Rock, Little Rock School District, and others, Clinton Center staff and local volunteers prepared and distributed meals across the community at the height of uncertainty. [READ MORE: The Arkansas Times covers ‘‘Little Rock’s massive effort to feed kids”]
Continuing world-class educational and cultural programming
The Clinton Center offers a unique perspective of the work – past, present, and future – of President Bill Clinton while also providing year-round educational and cultural opportunities to visitors of all ages to apply the lessons of his lifetime of public service to the challenges of today.
While in-person educational experiences were prohibited during the pandemic, the Clinton Center maintained its impactful programming for the thousands of students, educators, and people who tuned in across the country. By re-envisioning remote educational programs and offering virtual experiences such as the Student Presidential Leaders Series, ACT test prep workshops, Curbside Couture, Read Across America Week, educator workshops, and many more, the Clinton Center was able to continue cultivating future leaders, promoting civic engagement, and encouraging community service.
The Clinton Center migrated its influential Bridge Builders and Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series to virtual platforms and furthered the promotion of understanding and discussion around historic moments and the pressing issues of today. Esteemed speakers included Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian; Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign; Ambassador Capricia Penavic Marshall; Luis Alberto Moreno, former president of the Inter-American Development Bank; Ibtihaj Muhammad, Olympic medalist and author; Dr. Ellen Ochoa, astronaut and former director of the Johnson Space Center; Dr. David Satcher, 16th Surgeon General of the United States; Miss America 2020 Camille Schrier in conversation with faith leaders responding to the opioid epidemic; Gene Sperling, former director of the National Economic Council; among many more.
Bank of America and the Clinton Foundation share a commitment to advancing equality and opportunity in our communities. We are proud to support the foundation’s significant work in our own backyard, which has never slowed down despite a challenging year. From feeding schoolchildren to addressing health inequities and other problem-solving initiatives, the Clinton Foundation continues its dedication to the well-being of our great state and the people we serve.Heather Albright, President, Bank of America Arkansas
Clinton Global Initiative
Expanding the impact of Clinton Global Initiative Action Network partners and projects
Spurring new programs for disaster preparedness, the climate crisis, and an inclusive U.S. economic recovery
- In February 2020, President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Clinton convened the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the goal of strengthening long-term response, recovery, and resilience efforts in the Caribbean. Photos taken in February 2020.
- In February 2020, President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Clinton convened the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the goal of strengthening long-term response, recovery, and resilience efforts in the Caribbean. Photos taken in February 2020.
- In February 2020, President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Clinton convened the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the goal of strengthening long-term response, recovery, and resilience efforts in the Caribbean. Photos taken in February 2020.
- In February 2020, President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Clinton convened the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the goal of strengthening long-term response, recovery, and resilience efforts in the Caribbean. Photos taken in February 2020.
- In February 2020, President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Clinton convened the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the goal of strengthening long-term response, recovery, and resilience efforts in the Caribbean. Photos taken in February 2020.
- In February 2020, President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Clinton convened the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the goal of strengthening long-term response, recovery, and resilience efforts in the Caribbean. Photos taken in February 2020.
- In February 2020, President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Clinton convened the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the goal of strengthening long-term response, recovery, and resilience efforts in the Caribbean. Photos taken in February 2020.
- In February 2020, President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Clinton convened the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the goal of strengthening long-term response, recovery, and resilience efforts in the Caribbean. Photos taken in February 2020.
- In February 2020, President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Clinton convened the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the goal of strengthening long-term response, recovery, and resilience efforts in the Caribbean. Photos taken in February 2020.
- In February 2020, President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Clinton convened the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the goal of strengthening long-term response, recovery, and resilience efforts in the Caribbean. Photos taken in February 2020.
The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network expanded its scope and brought together diverse groups of leaders to address pressing challenges — from supporting disaster recovery efforts and long-term resilience in the Caribbean to building a more inclusive U.S. economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
Launching new projects to build back better in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
In February 2020, President Clinton and Secretary Clinton convened the CGI Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the goal of strengthening long-term response, recovery, and resilience efforts in the Caribbean. During the event, participants announced new partnerships focused on addressing the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, supporting long-term recovery in the southeastern region of Puerto Rico, and more. To date, 116 CGI Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery projects will have an estimated impact of more than $395 million when fully funded and implemented, with critical investments to rebuild hospitals and community centers, restore natural habitats, support business and green energy growth, and more. [READ MORE: Devex reports on why ‘Puerto Rico is emerging as an incubator for disaster preparedness efforts’]
Promoting an inclusive U.S. economic recovery
President Clinton held a virtual event series to hear from partners and leaders about solutions to address longstanding disparities that were exposed and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and to create a more equitable and inclusive recovery. These conversations led to the launch of the CGI Action Network on Inclusive Economic Recovery. Partners will support recovery efforts in the United States with the goal of generating new commitments to support small businesses, invest in digital technology, spur economic development, and improve access to capital in underserved communities. [READ MORE: Philanthropy News Digest on the newly formed CGI Action Network on Inclusive Economic Recovery]
The Clinton Global Initiative has a long-standing track record of driving action and realizing results. Their focus on fostering an inclusive economic recovery aligns with the mission of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. By convening cross-sectoral organizations, elevating pioneering solutions, and supporting on-the-ground leaders; we have the chance to build a more inclusive, prosperous, and resilient economy. The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth is proud to partner with CGI in this important endeavor.SHAMINA SINGH, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, MASTERCARD CENTER FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH
CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE UNIVERSITY
Inspiring the next generation of student leaders and global innovators
Students join the CGI University community and launch new projects on COVID-19, climate crisis, gender inequality, and more
Supporting student leaders amid the pandemic
In 2020, the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) team brought together hundreds of student leaders committed to take action and address the world’s most pressing challenges. Through a series of virtual events and a robust social impact curriculum, CGI U’s Class of 2020 made more than 670 Commitments to Action and received access to a wide range of opportunities for leadership development, mentorship, skills building, and project funding.
Every student accepted into CGI U is required to make a Commitment to Action: a new, specific, and measurable project that addresses a challenge in their community. In 2020, many students developed commitments to address the public health, economic, and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. To support these efforts, CGI U launched the COVID-19 Student Action Fund, which provided $100,000 in funding for 38 innovative projects, including infectious disease monitoring and response systems, awareness and prevention campaigns, and relief initiatives to provide support for public health practitioners, essential workers, and populations disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. [WATCH: Meet CGI University Alum Christelle Kwizera, who is addressing water scarcity by providing services to collect, purify, and distribute clean water across Rwanda]
Partnering with Verizon, IBM, and top universities
In addition to virtual meetings held with some of the nation’s leading experts in academia, government, politics, philanthropy, and civil society, CGI U forged exciting new partnerships to open the door to even more opportunities for students.
- Through the Verizon and CGI U 2021 Social Innovation Challenge, CGI U provided a diverse group of young innovators an opportunity to develop leading-edge and technology-based solutions to address significant societal challenges related to immersive education, health equity, and climate justice. Open to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as CGI U alumni, accepted applicants received grant funding and access to an accelerator program with VentureWell.
- Through CGI U’s partnership with IBM’s Call for Code, more than 59,000 students participated in twelve virtual hackathons, with engagement from the University of Edinburgh, the Australian National University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Drexel University, Cal Hacks, IvyHacks, Caribbean Girls Hack, Unity, and the New York City Mayor’s Office. Student participants developed unique digital prototypes and tools that helped build more resilient communities impacted by climate change and COVID-19.
- Through the Clinton Global Initiative University Network — a consortium of colleges and universities that have committed to provide $10,000 or more in annual seed funding to select CGI U student innovators on their campuses — 69 schools disseminated more than $700,000 in grant funding to students in the CGI U 2020 program.
Cultivating the next generation of global innovators
Through CGI U, students gain peer networking, skills training, funding opportunities, and personalized mentorship with experts across business, philanthropy, government, and more. With a network of more than 11,000 alumni from more than 1,100 schools, 160 countries, and all 50 U.S. states, CGI U students have made more than 7,000 Commitments to Action. [WATCH: President Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and students from CGI U spoke to NowThis News about tackling the world’s toughest challenges amid COVID-19]
Through the Verizon and CGI U Social Innovation Challenge, we were thrilled to provide a diverse group of young innovators with resources to support the development of leading-edge technology-based solutions to address significant societal challenges related to immersive education, health equity, and climate justice. Rose Stuckey Kirk, Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer, Verizon
Presidential Leadership Scholars
Cultivating a community of presidential scholars
Emerging leaders learn from this one-of-a-kind partnership among the presidential centers of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, and Lyndon Baines Johnson
Applying lessons in leadership from four historic presidencies
In 2020, the Presidential Leadership Scholars program — a one-of-a-kind partnership between the presidential centers of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, and Lyndon Baines Johnson — adapted to support leaders in addressing the new and exacerbated challenges related to COVID-19. In response to having to pause in-person activities for 2020, the program continued to engage its network of more than 350 established leaders in their work to improve people’s lives – this included offering virtual programming focused on the importance of race and diversity in the leadership of social change as well as the impact and response to the COVID-19 pandemic, among other topics. Virtual guest speakers included President Clinton, President Bush, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, and program faculty and alumni from around the country.
Presidential Leadership Scholars continued to pave the way and lead in these uncertain times, from combating the spread of misinformation online to providing college scholarships to essential workers, closing the digital equity gap for students, and mobilizing support for small businesses. Their accomplishments this year are a testament to their ability to affect lasting, positive change.
Since the Presidential Leadership Scholars program first started, more than 350 principled leaders have come together to apply the lessons learned in the program to help tackle today’s most pressing challenges. Each class is composed of a diverse group of leaders — from doctors to teachers, elected officials to scientists, active military, and veterans — all of whom have a passion for making the world a better place. The culture of collaboration transcends partisan divides and ideological differences in service of a greater good. As President Clinton often says, the key to great leadership is in finding common ground and our shared humanity — something that’s needed now more than ever. [Read More: Presidential Leadership Scholars Who Made a Difference in 2020]
Great press validation hereThe Outlet
A Time for Change
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Opioid Response Network
Combating the American opioid and overdose epidemic
Forging partnerships to distribute more than 375,000 doses of lifesaving naloxone nationwide, expanding a national network of faith leaders in the fight
Providing lifesaving naloxone to recovery residences in hard-hit states
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a significant increase in U.S. drug overdose deaths. To help address this escalating crisis, the Opioid Response Network (ORN) scaled up an effort with partners to distribute free doses of lifesaving naloxone, a medication that reverses the effects of a fatal overdose, to recovery residences in hard-hit states across the country.
In conversation with USA Today, President Clinton said of this effort: “There are too many people whose lives are being lost and destroyed, and we have the capacity to make it a lot better. So, I’m just hoping that what we’re doing here will make a big difference to the brave people running all these recovery homes.”
Since it was founded, ORN has helped distribute more than 375,000 doses of lifesaving naloxone to recovery residences, high schools, universities, and community organizations nationwide.
Working with faith leaders in the fight
In 2020, ORN expanded its national network of interfaith leaders who are confronting the overdose crisis by promoting acceptance in order to help reduce the stigma of addiction, as well as by advancing prevention, treatment, and recovery from substance-use disorders. ORN also provided faith leaders in Texas, Arkansas, Florida, and Georgia with educational resources and a support group on the impact of COVID-19 on substance-use disorders and mental health.
The unique ability of the Clinton Foundation to convene and bring together health care experts, advocates, policymakers, researchers, and other thought leaders to create solutions and foster partnerships to solve this seemingly unsolvable problem, provides hope that together we can make sure this scourge will not be visited upon the next generation.Joe Kiani, CEO, Masimo
Too Small To Fail
Surrounding children and families with language and learning opportunities
Supporting children and families with books, educational resources, and learning-rich environments — at home and everywhere in between
- Throughout 2020, Too Small to Fail remained focused on early childhood innovation, working quickly with partners on the ground to support under-resourced families with more than 120,000 children’s books, as well as toolkits with ideas for engaging, indoor activities to promote talking, reading and singing with children from birth.
- Throughout 2020, Too Small to Fail remained focused on early childhood innovation, working quickly with partners on the ground to support under-resourced families with more than 120,000 children’s books, as well as toolkits with ideas for engaging, indoor activities to promote talking, reading and singing with children from birth.
- Throughout 2020, Too Small to Fail remained focused on early childhood innovation, working quickly with partners on the ground to support under-resourced families with more than 120,000 children’s books, as well as toolkits with ideas for engaging, indoor activities to promote talking, reading and singing with children from birth.
- Throughout 2020, Too Small to Fail remained focused on early childhood innovation, working quickly with partners on the ground to support under-resourced families with more than 120,000 children’s books, as well as toolkits with ideas for engaging, indoor activities to promote talking, reading and singing with children from birth.
- Throughout 2020, Too Small to Fail remained focused on early childhood innovation, working quickly with partners on the ground to support under-resourced families with more than 120,000 children’s books, as well as toolkits with ideas for engaging, indoor activities to promote talking, reading and singing with children from birth.
- Throughout 2020, Too Small to Fail remained focused on early childhood innovation, working quickly with partners on the ground to support under-resourced families with more than 120,000 children’s books, as well as toolkits with ideas for engaging, indoor activities to promote talking, reading and singing with children from birth.
- Throughout 2020, Too Small to Fail remained focused on early childhood innovation, working quickly with partners on the ground to support under-resourced families with more than 120,000 children’s books, as well as toolkits with ideas for engaging, indoor activities to promote talking, reading and singing with children from birth.
Supporting families with early learning materials
Throughout 2020, Too Small to Fail remained focused on early childhood innovation, working quickly with partners on the ground to support under-resourced families with more than 120,000 children’s books, as well as toolkits with ideas for engaging, indoor activities to promote talking, reading, and singing with children from birth.
Partnering to spur innovation in early learning
Too Small’s nimble approach includes forging cross-sector partnerships in order to raise awareness and provide families with tangible materials to support their young children’s development — particularly in places providing essential services, such as laundromats, diaper banks, and food distribution centers. Too Small also increased the frequency of delivery of its text message program with Univision to provide Spanish-speaking families nationwide with tips and tools to support their children’s development. [WATCH: Too Small to Fail’s Jane Park explains how Too Small is putting children first]
Too Small also developed new projects to meet families and communities in safe, outdoor “in-between” spaces. This includes Story Trails — structures that prominently display pages of a children’s book along a path or walkway so that families can read a book together as they enjoy the outdoors at a safe distance from others. Additional projects included a new partnership with Sidewalk Math and the LaundryCares Foundation to help children learn numbers, shapes, and patterns by walking, hopping, jumping, and skipping through colorful designs in places where they spend time (such as the laundromat); a series of Lunch & Learn events to support parents at home in partnership with Inclusion Matters by Shane’s Inspiration; and virtual trusted messenger trainings for community partners. [READ MORE: Chelsea Clinton spoke with Parents.com about Too Small to Fail’s response to COVID-19, the importance of masks, and a new partnership with Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation]
“Too Small to Fail is playing a key role in Philadelphia, where there is growing momentum to create playful learning and literacy-rich environments in everyday spaces. Their efforts are helping local partners – in laundromats, health clinics, family court, and other settings – to prioritize the learning and development of young children. The knowledge and experience Too Small to Fail is sharing with Philadelphia organizations is strengthening the early learning landscape and will yield benefits for young children now and into the future.” Elliot Weinbaum, Director, Great Learning Program, William Penn Foundation
Clinton Development Initiative
Helping farmers in Malawi, Rwanda, and Tanzania
Transforming subsistence agriculture into a catalyst for social and economic change
- As cases of COVID-19 were first confirmed in Africa, the Clinton Development Initiative (CDI) worked to distribute helpful information about best practices for prevention in farming communities. They engaged community health workers to connect directly with farm leaders about best practices for COVID-19 prevention and produced radio ads, text messages, print flyers, and pamphlets that provided up-to-date and expert information that local residents could trust. Photos four and five were taken in 2018.
- As cases of COVID-19 were first confirmed in Africa, the Clinton Development Initiative (CDI) worked to distribute helpful information about best practices for prevention in farming communities. They engaged community health workers to connect directly with farm leaders about best practices for COVID-19 prevention and produced radio ads, text messages, print flyers, and pamphlets that provided up-to-date and expert information that local residents could trust. Photos four and five were taken in 2018.
- As cases of COVID-19 were first confirmed in Africa, the Clinton Development Initiative (CDI) worked to distribute helpful information about best practices for prevention in farming communities. They engaged community health workers to connect directly with farm leaders about best practices for COVID-19 prevention and produced radio ads, text messages, print flyers, and pamphlets that provided up-to-date and expert information that local residents could trust. Photos four and five were taken in 2018.
- As cases of COVID-19 were first confirmed in Africa, the Clinton Development Initiative (CDI) worked to distribute helpful information about best practices for prevention in farming communities. They engaged community health workers to connect directly with farm leaders about best practices for COVID-19 prevention and produced radio ads, text messages, print flyers, and pamphlets that provided up-to-date and expert information that local residents could trust. Photos four and five were taken in 2018.
- As cases of COVID-19 were first confirmed in Africa, the Clinton Development Initiative (CDI) worked to distribute helpful information about best practices for prevention in farming communities. They engaged community health workers to connect directly with farm leaders about best practices for COVID-19 prevention and produced radio ads, text messages, print flyers, and pamphlets that provided up-to-date and expert information that local residents could trust. Photos four and five were taken in 2018.
Distributing information and building confidence on COVID-19 in farming communities
As cases of COVID-19 were first confirmed in Africa, the Clinton Development Initiative (CDI) worked to distribute helpful information about best practices for prevention in farming communities. In Malawi, the team worked to disseminate COVID-19 related messages across their communities. CDI engaged community health workers to connect directly with farm leaders about best practices for COVID-19 prevention and produced radio ads, text messages, print flyers, and pamphlets that provided up-to-date and expert information that local residents could trust.
Helping farmers, transforming subsistence agriculture
In 2020, CDI continued a partnership with Africa Improved Foods (AIF) to source soybeans from farming communities in Malawi for distribution in Rwanda. Despite the challenges related to COVID-19, AIF purchased nearly double the volume of soybeans as the previous season at above Malawi market prices. To date, AIF has purchased a total of more than 6 million pounds (2,790 MT) of high-quality soybean, valued at more than $1.1 million – money that went directly to the producers. AIF takes its raw commodities – soybean and maize – and turns them into a fortified blend for malnourished mothers and children.
During the 2019-2020 agricultural season, CDI worked to distribute more than $64,000 of “input loans” such as seeds and fertilizers to farming communities across Malawi, Rwanda, and Tanzania. These loans not only increase agricultural output, but serve as a way for farmers to establish credit history, build financial literacy, and eventually access additional loans on their own from banks and financial institutions. This work is transforming the way smallholder farmers can not only grow better crops but also build better businesses. [READ MORE: Devex features CDI’s Bill Rustrick and partners: “COVID-19 highlights need to boost resilience of Africa’s rural poor”]
We believe the Clinton Development Initiative work to empower farming communities with market opportunities will not only support livelihood of small-scale farmers but also contribute to the economy of Malawi at large.Graham Chipande, Standard Bank
Clinton Climate Initiative
Sparking a clean energy future with small island nations
Confronting the climate crisis and cultivating women leaders in the energy sector
Confronting the climate crisis
The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) supports small island nations as global leaders in confronting the energy challenges at the heart of the climate crisis. Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, CCI continued to cultivate leaders, promote knowledge exchange, and partner to improve local capacity among islands in the Caribbean and Indian Ocean as they transition to a clean energy future.
Together with partners, CCI is advancing clean energy projects in schools, hospitals, health clinics, sports facilities, hurricane shelters, and more. In response to interest generated by a marine floating solar project that CCI is developing with partners in the Seychelles, team members also launched a knowledge-sharing series on floating solar for islands this year. Through a series of webinars and short courses, CCI brought together more than 200 energy professionals from islands across the Caribbean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific to learn more. CCI also partnered with the Rocky Mountain Institute and FCX Solar on the release of Solar Under Storm, Part II. The report aimed to better understand and outline best practices for how rooftop solar installations can be made more resilient against extreme weather events at little to no additional cost. [READ MORE: Solar Industry Magazine reports on Solar Under Storm, Part II]
Cultivating women leaders in the energy sector
CCI’s Women in Renewable Energy Network – the WIRE Network — is helping more than 560 members through professional development, mentorship, and support in order to build up women in energy leadership roles, diversify perspectives in decision-making, and accelerate the fight against climate change.
“Being a member of the WIRE Network has been a turning point in my career in the renewable energy industry. Before WIRE, I was often the only woman in the room and lacked the confidence to reclaim my space within a highly regulated and technical field. WIRE allowed me to meet other women from incredibly diverse backgrounds who shared a common passion. Their mentorship and the personal relationships we developed made me believe that I, too, could be successful as a renewable energy entrepreneur.”Vanessa Carballido Clerch, co-founder of Genmoji, Puerto Rico
Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Working together to improve children’s health
Improving social-emotional health and learning, access to healthy foods, self-care for educators and caregivers, and providing new resources to combat the rise in youth vaping
- In a time of incredible challenges and with limited resources at their disposal, schools across the nation stepped up to prioritize the essential health needs of students and staff. The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, engaged schools to include a focus on improving social-emotional health and learning, access to healthy foods, self-care for educators and caregivers, and new resources.
- In a time of incredible challenges and with limited resources at their disposal, schools across the nation stepped up to prioritize the essential health needs of students and staff. The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, engaged schools to include a focus on improving social-emotional health and learning, access to healthy foods, self-care for educators and caregivers, and new resources.
- In a time of incredible challenges and with limited resources at their disposal, schools across the nation stepped up to prioritize the essential health needs of students and staff. The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, engaged schools to include a focus on improving social-emotional health and learning, access to healthy foods, self-care for educators and caregivers, and new resources.
- In a time of incredible challenges and with limited resources at their disposal, schools across the nation stepped up to prioritize the essential health needs of students and staff. The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, engaged schools to include a focus on improving social-emotional health and learning, access to healthy foods, self-care for educators and caregivers, and new resources.
- In a time of incredible challenges and with limited resources at their disposal, schools across the nation stepped up to prioritize the essential health needs of students and staff. The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, engaged schools to include a focus on improving social-emotional health and learning, access to healthy foods, self-care for educators and caregivers, and new resources.
- In a time of incredible challenges and with limited resources at their disposal, schools across the nation stepped up to prioritize the essential health needs of students and staff. The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, engaged schools to include a focus on improving social-emotional health and learning, access to healthy foods, self-care for educators and caregivers, and new resources.
Supporting the changing needs of students and educators
In a time of incredible challenges and with limited resources at their disposal, schools across the nation stepped up to prioritize the essential health needs of students and staff. The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a partnership founded in 2005 by the Clinton Foundation and American Heart Association, was there to support. Its efforts to engage schools included a focus on improving social-emotional health and learning, access to healthy foods, self-care for educators and caregivers, and new resources to combat the rise in youth vaping. [READ MORE: Kohl’s and Healthier Generation honor schools with new Family Engagement Distinction that highlights efforts to strengthen partnership between families and educators]
Awarding America’s Healthiest Schools
To celebrate continued progress and the incredible achievements across the nation, Healthier Generation awarded 521 schools as America’s Healthiest Schools — 78 percent of which serve students from under-resourced communities. See if your local school made the list.
Since Healthier Generation was first founded, more than 30 million children nationwide have benefitted from improved access to healthier meals, high-quality physical activity, and social-emotional skills.
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“We are excited and honored to partner with President Bill Clinton on his new podcast launch. He has the rare gift of having both a deep intellect and an innate ability to relate to people from all walks of life. He is a born storyteller and his curiosity about the people and ideas that make up our world is contagious.” John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises, iHeartMedia
“Why Am I Telling You This?” — A podcast from President Clinton and iHeartRadio
From how facts can fight COVID-19 to how to increase representation and stop hate — issues took center stage on President Clinton’s critically-acclaimed podcast “Why Am I Telling You This?”
Season One of “Why Am I Telling You This?”, an iHeartRadio original podcast benefiting programs of the Clinton Foundation, featured award-winning artists, writers, historians, doctors, athletes, and political leaders in conversation with President Bill Clinton. Episodes showcased a wide range of issues, and President Clinton’s passions, interests, and vision for our interconnected world — including the state of our democracy and voting rights, the Covid-19 pandemic, combating the rise in anti-Asian hate and fight for racial justice, representation across film and TV, music, and sports.
The 2020 Clinton Global Citizen Award
In 2020, we honored 64th U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright with the Clinton Global Citizen Award for her leadership in public service, and lifelong dedication to global prosperity. Established in 2007, the Clinton Global Citizen Awards honor outstanding individuals for their exemplary leadership and groundbreaking work that has effected positive, lasting social change. Through their uncommon abilities to strengthen civil society, these visionaries inspire us all to take action and become true global citizens.
Clinton Foundation Programs In The News
“Puerto Rico emerges as 'incubator' for disaster preparedness efforts”
February 19, 2020
“Former President Bill Clinton To Launch Podcast For iHeartMedia...The podcast is inspired by President Clinton’s belief that the purpose of his work in public service is to give people the opportunity to live their best life story.”
February 19, 2020
“José Andrés and the Clinton Foundation announced Monday that they would team up to feed children in Arkansas who are going without meals usually provided by public schools due to the coronavirus outbreak.”
March 16, 2020
“EXCLUSIVE: Bill Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and students at the Clinton Global Initiative University recorded these empowering messages about tackling the world’s toughest challenges in light of COVID-19”
March 16, 2020
“This spring, we partnered with Too Small to Fail on a new survey to better understand what moms are experiencing in quarantine — and how they’re persevering.”
May 7, 2020
“Program passes 500,000 meals, gets Clinton nod”
May 7, 2020
“Clinton Foundation works to put naloxone in recovery homes as opioid epidemic is overshadowed by COVID-19 pandemic”
August 31, 2020
“Former President Bill Clinton To Launch Podcast For iHeartMedia...The podcast is inspired by President Clinton’s belief that the purpose of his work in public service is to give people the opportunity to live their best life story.”
September 8, 2020
“America can’t succeed unless all our people have the opportunity to succeed. That means we have to finally build a truly inclusive economy.”
October 8, 2020
“The pandemic has challenged all organizations, including the Clinton Foundation. President Kevin Thurm explains why ‘we've also tried to not let the pandemic take our eye off the ball.”
October 19, 2020
“"Let's join hands, look to the future and be optimistic and practical," Bill Clinton said in his own remarks”
November 20, 2020