Inspiring Moments from the CGI Annual Meeting Captured on Film

Attended by heads of state, chief executives of companies, and global changemakers, including Tostan’s Molly Melching and Gannon Gillespie, the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting serves as a forum for invested people to share ideas and make commitments to effect meaningful and lasting change in the world. Following this year’s meeting, which took place in New York City, September 20-22, CGI collaborated with Micro Documentaries to create a short inspiring video that shares pivotal moments and commitments made at the meeting. Watch the video below and see Molly make two cameo appearances!

The Village of Gniling Mbao, Senegal, Completes Tostan's Community Empowerment Program

The small Senegalese village of Gniling Mbao in the region of St. Louis recently celebrated completion of Tostan’s Community Empowerment Program (CEP) with much enthusiasm. The only village in the region to currently participate in Tostan’s CEP, Gniling Mbao celebrated with a full day of festive events in honor of the positive developments that have taken place in the community. The 30-month Tostan program was established in February 2007 thanks to the financial support of Sara Minard, in partnership with the Yarum Jin Project (funded by the Minard-Garfinkle Foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative). Entitled Integrated Development in Health and Aquaculture in Senegal, the cooperative project aims both to preserve the culture and way of life of a people who have traditionally depended on the sea for their livelihood, and to provide the knowledge and resources for community members to become independent agents of development.

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