Of the commitments to change made by members of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 13 of them were focused on the future of women. Tonic.com highlighted its favorites including:
*Pharmaceutical giants Merck and Qiagen have launched a new project to prevent cervical cancer by providing at least 1.5 million girls and 1.5 million women access to HPV vaccines and HPV DNA tests.
*Sustainable Health Enterprises will make sure one million girls and women in Africa get access to cheap, environmentally friendly sanitary pads and education on health and hygiene by 2012.
*Plan USA and partners are taking on a three-year project to train 140 adolescent Ghanaian girls in journalism and media production to help them speak out against gender discrimination.
*Goldman Sachs will collaborate with partners to give female entrepreneurs in Peru education in business and access to capital with which to expand their businesses.
*Hathay Bunano will work with partners to create 22 handicraft production facilities and training centers in Bangladesh to help 2,000 poor women climb out of poverty.
*Women for Women International has committed to help 103,000 female survivors of war gain more productive livelihoods over the next three years.
Check out this great article at Tonic.com called "Rebuilding the Global Economy: Will Women Lead the Way?" for a indepth recap of the women-related issues discussed at CGI.
Of the commitments to change made by members of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 13 of them were focused on the future of women. Tonic.com highlighted its favorites including:
*Pharmaceutical giants Merck and Qiagen have launched a new project to prevent cervical cancer by providing at least 1.5 million girls and 1.5 million women access to HPV vaccines and HPV DNA tests.
*Sustainable Health Enterprises will make sure one million girls and women in Africa get access to cheap, environmentally friendly sanitary pads and education on health and hygiene by 2012.
*Plan USA and partners are taking on a three-year project to train 140 adolescent Ghanaian girls in journalism and media production to help them speak out against gender discrimination.
*Goldman Sachs will collaborate with partners to give female entrepreneurs in Peru education in business and access to capital with which to expand their businesses.
*Hathay Bunano will work with partners to create 22 handicraft production facilities and training centers in Bangladesh to help 2,000 poor women climb out of poverty.
*Women for Women International has committed to help 103,000 female survivors of war gain more productive livelihoods over the next three years.
Check out this great article at Tonic.com called "Rebuilding the Global Economy: Will Women Lead the Way?" for a indepth recap of the women-related issues discussed at CGI. 
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