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Clinton Global Initiative

Turning ideas into action™

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The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) convenes global and emerging leaders to create and implement solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. CGI works with partners to drive action through its unique model. Rather than directly implementing projects, CGI facilitates action by helping members connect, collaborate, and develop Commitments to Action — new, specific, and measurable plans that address global challenges.

 

Turning ideas into action™

Since it was first launched by President Clinton in 2005, members of the CGI community have made nearly 4,000 Commitments to Action that have made a positive difference in the lives of 435 million people in 180 countries worldwide.

President Clinton speaks on stage
Queen Rania Al Abdullah hands an award to Malala Yousafzai
Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama shake hands on stage
Bono speaks on stage during a plenary session
Matt Damon and Gary White visit a village in India
President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton help fit a hearing aid to a man in Nairobi, Kenya
Secretary Hillary Clinton speaks on stage
Dikembe Mutombo laughs during a plenary session
Iman presents an award to a Clinton Global Citizen Awardee
Ben Affleck and others participate in a plenary session
Chelsea Clinton talks to Rosie from Sesame Street
Jon Bon Jovi performs on stage at the Clinton Global Citizen Awards
President Clinton and Astronaut Cady Coleman speak with Astronauts Reid Wiseman and Alex Gerst on the International Space Station
Medical supplies being loaded into an airplane
President Clinton and Michelle Obama shake hands on stage
President Clinton takes a photo on stage with a group of commitment-makers
Secretary Hillary Clinton moderates a plenary session in Puerto Rico
Angelina Jolie speaks at a press conference
People interact with Pepper the Social Humanoid Robot
Ted Danson and Sylvia Earle participate in a breakout session
A woman writes notes on a board
Queen Rania Al Abdullah, President Bill Clinton, and Tony Blair participate in a special session
Members of Solar Libre take a photo next to solar panels on a roof in Puerto Rico
Leonardo DiCaprio is presented with a Clinton Global Citizen Award
An artisan assembles beads in Haiti
President Clinton meets doctors at a hospital in Florida
President Bill Clinton, Brad Pitt, and Deirdre Taylor participate in a special session
President Clinton takes a photo with commitment-makers on stage
Sean Penn receives a bracelet from a girl
Desmond Tutu waves to the crowd during a plenary session
President Bill Clinton speaks at the third annual Clinton Global Citizen Awards during the Clinton Global Initiative 2009 Annual Meeting. The Clinton Global Citizen Awards honor individuals who have made an outstanding impact in philanthropy, government, civil society, and the corporate sector. Photo by Paul Morse.

APPROACH

CGI brings people together from a broad cross-section of society to build a stronger, more inclusive, and more sustainable world.

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    CONVENE ‘A COMMUNITY OF DOERS’

    CGI brings together leaders of NGOs and philanthropic organizations; prominent voices in business, labor, and finance; influential youth advocates and grassroots activists; heads of state and other government officials; and other global citizens to explore effective models for making lasting positive change.

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    DRIVE COMMITMENTS TO ACTION

    CGI supports partners and their programs by helping to forge new partnerships, provide technical support, and elevate compelling models with potential to scale.

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    SPOTLIGHT PROVEN MODELS AND APPROACHES

    Solutions to many of the world’s challenges are already out there. CGI works to identify, elevate, and mobilize resources to scale them.

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Events

Bridging Faith and Science to Combat the Overdose Crisis

President Bill Clinton is convening leaders from across the faith and public health communities to take action on the overdose crisis in 2022 and beyond.

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POST-DISASTER RECOVERY

Launched in 2018 following the devastation of the 2017 hurricane season, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery is a network of organizations committed to advancing response, recovery, and resiliency efforts across the Caribbean region.

To date, members of the Action Network have launched 117 Commitments to Action to build resilience for communities in the region across a variety of sectors such as renewable energy, access to healthcare and mental health, agriculture and food security, education, and emergency preparedness and response.

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INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC RECOVERY

To address the longstanding disparities that were exposed and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and to drive solutions to create a more equitable and inclusive recovery, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) launched a CGI Action Network on Inclusive Economic Recovery.

Building on the legacy of President Clinton and the model of the CGI Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery, the CGI Action Network on Inclusive Economic Recovery will bring together U.S. leaders from the public sector, private sector and civil society to develop solutions that encourage economic growth and stability for all Americans.

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OVERDOSE RESPONSE NETWORK

The U.S. overdose crisis is among the most pressing and indiscriminate health challenges of our time. Overdose deaths are preventable, and solutions to the crisis lie within our own communities. The Clinton Foundation, with over 15 years of experience tackling complex health challenges, is uniquely positioned to help communities across the U.S. reduce stigma and save lives.

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HAITI ACTION NETWORK

Members of the Haiti Action Network focus on creating sustainable economic growth in the five priority sectors of agriculture, energy, environment, tourism, and artisans/manufacturing.

The Foundation promoted full-cycle investing in these sectors, bringing together producers, investors, and markets in a way that is socially, environmentally, and economically impactful. Through this approach, the Clinton Foundation has helped Haitian businesses develop their skills, increase their productivity, build their capacity, and connect with international partners and markets.

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We’re calling on leaders and rising voices in government, business, philanthropy and local communities — including grassroots activists, community organizers and young innovators — to join us.

Join us for a conversation on affordable housing

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Impact

At the Clinton Foundation, we believe data should be used to guide how programs are designed and implemented. We leverage both quantitative and qualitative information in order to promote evidence-based decision-making and help the Foundation and our community of partners achieve greater results in people’s lives across the country and around the world.

  • 435M

    people served

    by nearly 4,000 projects and partnerships made through the Clinton Global Initiative — affecting people in more than 180 countries worldwide

  • 530K

    doses of naloxone

    distributed to recovery residences, high schools, universities, and community organizations through the Overdose Response Network

  • 117

    response & resiliency projects

    made for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Caribbean through the CGI Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery (with estimated value of $385 million when fully funded and implemented)

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