Clinton global initiative embraces NGOs
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span> (<span word="CGI">CGI</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> (9/23-25) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="business">business</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="philanthropists">philanthropists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="NGOs">NGOs</span>. <span word="Founded">Founded</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p><span word="John">John</span> <span word="Bryant">Bryant</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="founding">founding</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="measurable">measurable</span> <span word="results">results</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="philanthropy">philanthropy</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="CGI">CGI</span> – <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="collaboration">collaboration</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="convening">convening</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commitments">commitments</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Bryant">Bryant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Operation">Operation</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="dignity">dignity</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handout">handout</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="literacy">literacy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Century">Century</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="codified">codified</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="Century">Century</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="free">free</span> <span word="enterprise">enterprise</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="thereof">thereof</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="literacy">literacy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="account">account</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="slave">slave</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="Operation">Operation</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="rating">rating</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>.</p>
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