Clinton is thanking MTV for working with him on this project.
He says today young people have more power to make change than at any other time in human history – highlighting the impact of, among other things, the Internet.
He says if young people want to see the 21st century that they want to live in, we must do 3 things.
1. Make a contribution to society by doing honorable work
2. Be intelligent and active voters and participants in our democracy
3. Be civil servants
This is why they’re expanding the Clinton Global Initiative to young people: to “CGI U”
The show will feature President Clinton, Bono, Chris Rock, Alicia Keys, Shakira, and Christina Norman – all launching new initiatives – and should be starting any moments now….
Importantly, you don’t have to get all your updates from me!
ONE is campaigning to ensure that the Congressional budget does not cut foreign assistance programs like Feed the Future that help people break the cycle of poverty and hunger.
The Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in 60 years. More than 11 million people, mostly nomadic pastoralists and farmers in south-central Somalia, north-eastern Kenya, and south-eastern Ethiopia, are severely lacking access to food.
2011 marks 30 years since the first cases of AIDS were documented. Take a closer look at the specific, achievable goals we must hit by 2015 to make this year the beginning of the end of AIDS.
As aid agencies warn more than 9 million people could be affected by a food crisis in East Africa, world leaders are failing to keep their 2009 promises to tackle the causes of chronic hunger and support farmers in the world's poorest countries.
