President Clinton Visits Clinton Foundation Projects in Latin America
by Clinton Foundation
On May 14 and 15, President Bill Clinton traveled to Peru and Colombia with philanthropists Frank Giustra and Marco A. Slim to visit Clinton Foundation projects and announce new efforts that will positively impact disadvantaged communities in Latin America.
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Rwanda
Africa 2012: Day 4
Yesterday President Clinton traveled to Rwanda for the opening of the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence, which is the result of a Clinton Global Initiative commitment by the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation and Partners in Health. Amitabh Desai, director of foreign policy for the Clinton Foundation, reflects on our blog about the significance of the center and President Clinton's...
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A Hand-Up Rather Than a Handout: President Clinton's Unique Public Service
Yesterday, July 18, was Nelson Mandela Day in nearly every country in the world – a day that asks us to spend time serving others, in the spirit of Mandela himself. Yet for President Clinton, who has been so inspired by Mandela’s life and work, every day...
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AGOA and the Emerging African Market
When President Clinton signed the African Growth and Opportunity Act into law in 2000, he ushered in a new era of relations between the U.S. and the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. As a result of AGOA, the U.S. engagement on the continent is no longer solely predicated on a donor-recipient relationship...
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Soy Cooperative Brings Profits to Community
Kopama is a soybean production cooperative based in the Rwinkwavu sector, in Rwanda’s Eastern Province, that has benefited from improved inputs and training. Last season, Kopama, which has a total of 31 members (18 men and 13 women), produced soybean seeds on a plot of nine hectares, from which they harvested nearly 20,000 kilograms of soy. This dramatically...
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