Partnerships

Microsoft is a proud partner of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and shares the same belief that the private sector, governments, and nongovernmental organizations must collaborate to confront the world's most pressing problems.

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  In 2005, President Bill Clinton established CGI to turn ideas into action. To fulfill the action-oriented mission of CGI, all members create practical solutions to global issues by developing specific and measurable commitments to action.

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  Clinton Global Initiative

Practical Solutions to Global Issues

CGI brings together current and former heads of state, Nobel Peace Prize winners, hundreds of leading global CEOs, major philanthropists and foundation heads, directors of the most effective nongovernmental organizations, and prominent members of the media. Members have made more than 1,900 commitments which have already improved more than 300 million lives in 170 countries.

Partners in Learning: Empowering Teachers

We believe that empowered teachers are essential to meaningful and effective learning. To put this belief into action, Microsoft has committed to train more than 10 million teachers worldwide by 2013—giving them the skills they need to effectively integrate technology into the classroom and to provide interactive learning opportunities to millions of students.

Investing in Girls and Women

The Global Give Back Circle (GGBC), a Microsoft-supported initiative, helps disadvantaged girls in Kenya successfully transition from high school to university. The Global Give Back Circle helps young women who graduate from high school bridge the gap to college. The first class in 2008 enrolled 35 students. Microsoft staff in Kenya and other parts of Africa have worked to bring technology, IT curriculum, and certification programs into the Global Give Back Circle.

Accelerating 21^st Century Education

Microsoft, Intel, and Cisco made a commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative called Accelerating 21st Century Education (ACE). The project aims to improve the quality of primary and secondary education through the effective use of information and communication technology (ICT). The three companies will also work together to open a School Technology Innovation Center at the Kenya Institute of Education to help train teachers on the appropriate use of ICT in the classroom.