President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton announce new recovery projects and updates from “Week of Action,” with impactful conversations about resilience in the Caribbean amid COVID-19
For Immediate Release: September 25, 2020
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President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton announce new recovery projects and updates from “Week of Action,” with impactful conversations about resilience in the Caribbean amid COVID-19
NEW YORK, NY – This week, President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton virtually convened members of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network — leaders from business, government, and civil society – to drive action on resilience efforts in the Caribbean. The Action Network’s efforts started in 2018 in direct response to Hurricanes Maria and Irma, and have been expanded to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region. To view sessions from the Week of Action, please visit: https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/building-back-greener-promoting-inclusive-and-sustainable-caribbean
This week’s convenings included the announcement of new Commitments to Action, in addition to updates to several Commitments to Action from CGI Action Network members, including:
· Airlink committed to work with its global air carrier network through the AviationC.A.R.E.S. (Coordinated Air Response for Emergency Supplies) to move an estimated 500 tons of emergency supplies to communities impacted by COVID-19.
· The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)committed to support a green and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean.
· Building on a 2020 Commitment to provide solar training to women in Puerto Rico, Bosque Modelo has worked with partners to shift to virtual programming to support women and disrupt gender barriers across the energy sector.
· Building on a 2020 Commitment, the Center for Mind Body Medicine (CMBM)committed to scale their proven trauma recovery model to address the mental health impacts of the 2020 Puerto Rico earthquakes, and now, COVID-19.
· Building on a 2019 Commitment to expand their efforts in supporting youth, My Brother’s Workshop (MBW) has served more than 37,000 meals on St Thomas, St John, and St Croix and more than 100 volunteers have assisted their “meals on wheels” program.
More information on these commitments can be found here: https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/commitments
These discussions are part of an ongoing series of virtual events hosted by the Clinton Foundation this fall that will inspire action through the Too Small to Fail (TSTF) early childhood initiative, Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), and other events focused on domestic economic recovery in light of COVID-19.
Featured participants of the virtual convening included President Bill Clinton, founder and board chair, Clinton Foundation; Chelsea Clinton, vice chair, Clinton Foundation; Prime Minister Allen Chastanet, St. Lucia; Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Barbados; Inger Andersen, executive director, United Nations Environment Programme; Francesco La Camera, director-general, International Renewable Energy Agency; Gloria Guevara, president and chief executive officer, World Travel and Tourism Council; Irwin LaRocque, secretary general, CARICOM; Joy St. John, executive director, CARPHA; Francine Baron, interim chief executive officer, CREAD; Maria Levis, chief executive officer, Impactivo; Talya Mohammed, energy and environment sustainable development strategist, Caribbean Tree Planting Project; Sydney Paul, business intelligence and marketing manager, UVI Research and Technology Park; Roshelle Pinnock, student, Caribbean Girls Hack; Angella Rainford, chief executive officer and founder, Soleco Energy; Juliette Sutherland, executive director, Queen Elizabeth Hospital; Suzanne Shaw, head of investment, Leap Co.; Dana Yaari, head of programs, IsraAid Dominica.
The approach of the Action Network brings together a diverse group of stakeholders to focus efforts on putting people first, including prioritizing a resilient future by helping communities to plan and prepare for future storms and the mounting effects of climate change.
To date, the Action Network has engaged 896 organizations that have launched 116 Commitments to Action that, when fully funded and implemented, will drive $395.7 million dollars in investment to affected regions in the Caribbean. A full list of commitments can be found here: https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/commitments.
The year-round work of the CGI Action Network is made possible by the generous support of our partners: InterEnergy, LesLois Shaw Foundation, Swiss Re, Tarsadia Foundation, and Tides Foundation.
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