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President Clinton Hosts Special Session on Northern Ireland; Announces New Commitments Focused on Harnessing Innovation for Development

Date:9/23/2009

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The Fifth Annual Meeting of CGI will continue until Friday. To learn more, or to watch the meeting webcast live, visit www.clintonglobalinitiative.org.

Commitments Announced on Wednesday, September 23, 2009

The following commitments were announced this afternoon at plenary and breakout sessions focused on "Harnessing Innovation for Development":

Visa will build on the success of its 2008 commitment with a new commitment to reach 20 million people worldwide with financial literacy education by May 1, 2013. To help reach this expanded goal, Visa will launch "Financial Football," an interactive, soccer-based video game developed with FIFA, an innovative new approach for helping children and adults learn about personal finance.
Blue Engine will provide one-on-one direct instruction to both high and low performing high school students in New York City through customized tutorials. This program aims to double the number of students enrolled in advanced coursework while simultaneously increasing the number of students who pass end-of-year examinations, with a focus on helping young people from underrepresented, low-income communities.
The Carnegie Foundation commits to support five African postgraduate training and research networks, involving 16 African universities and research centers, in nine countries. This commitment will strengthen higher education in sub-Saharan Africa by increasing the population of qualified faculty members in the sciences and technology in African universities.
The Lumina Foundation for Education commits to scaling up its campaign of policy a
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