Video (3min 1sec): Help Improve the World with Bill Clinton. In his own words, President Clinton describes the importance of doing something -- anything -- to help make the world a better place. He encourages us all to take action -- whether down the street or around the world - to make a difference in the lives of others.
President Bill Clinton launched the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in 2005 as a non-partisan catalyst for action, bringing together a community of global leaders to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
The defining characteristics of the Clinton Global Initiative are its action-oriented nature and its track record of converting pioneering ideas into viable solutions with tangible results. CGI members develop ‘commitments to action’, focusing on practical, effective problem-solving measures that can be taken now.
Member commitments are comprehensive, formal plans of action with timetables for evaluating progress. They are developed within one or more CGI areas of focus, which change annually to address the most imperative global issues requiring attention. CGI have designated education, energy & climate change, global health, and poverty alleviation as the areas of focus for 2007.
In this era of remarkable global interdependence, ensuring more equitable access to existing and future resources is a moral and practical imperative for us all.
Visit: mycommitment.org - MyCommitment.org aims to provide all people—regardless of age, income or where you live—with the resources to take action and make a real change in their communities and around the world.
