Gary White and Matt Damon of water.org just formally announced a new commitment to extend their great work around water and sanitation to Haiti.
Haiti which has suffered several hurricanes recently has had particular trouble bringing clean water to rural communities. Water.org will commit to helping bring water to a minimum of 50,000 people by investing at least 2 million dollars in work with local NGO’s.
We’ll have more on this and President Obama who will be addressing the meeting shortly.
-Chris Scott
UPDATE: Here’s video of the entire opening plenary.
I’m currently en route to New York City to attend the 5th Annual Clinton Global Initiative Meeting. I think most ONE members are familiar with CGI, but here’s a quick blurb on this year’s meeting I pulled from CGI’s website:
Much of the inspiration for the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) members’ work happens at our events, where heads of state, government and business leaders, scholars, and NGO directors work together to analyze, discuss, and debate possible solutions to urgent global issues. Each participant is then asked to take action on one or more issues by making a Commitment to Action. The Annual Meeting, which this year is taking place September 22 – 25, is our largest and most important event.
Expanding on the success of the Annual Meetings held in New York, CGI is now reaching even more leaders in diverse regions, future leaders from college campuses, and global citizens through new meetings and projects—such as CGI University and MyCommitment.org—evolving from CGI’s unique model that focuses on taking action.
At each meeting, CGI helps its members form partnerships, develop innovations, and initiate effective projects.
I’ll be live-blogging the proceedings, including President Obama’s address during the opening plenary session, so be sure to check back on the ONE Blog for further updates and analysis.
-Chris Scott
