Angelina & UNHCR Join Forces With Clinton Initiative
Angelina Jolie is using her time in New York to join forces with the Clinton Global Initiative to help raise funds for refugee education.
UN High Commissioner for Refugee António Guterres and UNHCR’s Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie will join former US president Bill Clinton at the September 26-28 meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, issuing a call to raise $220 million for refugee education. The CGI aims to inspire commitments of help from its members.
The UNHCR programme is aimed at providing Education (Plus) – education beyond the existing schooling now offered by UNHCR – to nine million refugee children by 2010. Education (Plus) will provide resources to develop a child’s full potential, with an emphasis on girls’ participation and additional activities like life-skills training, sport programs, disease prevention and access to technology.
angelina jolie, unhcr, bill clinton, william clinton, refugees, clinton global
September 25th, 2007 at 10:08 pm
[...] This is going to be very busy week for Angelina who’s currently staying home with the kids while Brad works. She’ll also spend some time helping raise funds for refugee education. [...]