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Fiorina Foundation
The Fiorina Foundation selectively supports key initiatives with seed levels of investment underscoring a commitment to collaborative solutions. The intent is to set the example, prove a premise and pave the way for gifts large and small to flow to initiatives with potential for measurable return. The Foundation joins and enables corporations, social entrepreneurs and philanthropists alike to address some of the world’s most challenging issues rooted in the existence of extreme poverty and inequality. Carly Fiorina contributes time and resources to many worthy initiatives including The OneWoman Initiative, the African Leadership Academy, Vital Voices, Opportunity International and Freedom House.
African Leadership Academy www.africanleadershipacademy.org
Vital Voices www.vitalvoices.org
Freedom House www.freedomhouse.org
Opportunity International www.opportunity.org
Unlocking the Potential of the Poor
Speech by Carly Fiorina
Given at Opportunity International's President's Forum, Winter 2008
Among the initiatives supported by the Fiorina Foundation, the One Woman Initiative is an exciting example of collaborative, public-private outreach to deserving empowerment initiatives. In one year, the Initiative has made grants to five grassroots organizations in Pakistan, India, Egypt, Azerbaijan, and the Philippines. Carly Fiorina Chairs this Fund and works with government partners from the U.S. State Department and USAID and a continuously expanding list of private sector partners.
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The African Leadership Academy
The African Leadership Academy (ALA) seeks to transform Africa by developing and supporting future generations of African leaders. Opening in 2008, African Leadership Academy has selected 250 of the most promising 15-18 year old leaders from all 54 African nations for an innovative two-year program designed to prepare each student for a lifetime of leadership on the continent. Students have been selected to attend the Academy based on merit alone and will complete an innovative curriculum with a focus on leadership, entrepreneurship, and African studies. ALA is a nonprofit institution located in Johannesburg, South Africa. Carly Fiorina has provided counsel and support since ALA’s founding.
To learn more connect with Carly Fiorina in the Contact & Comments section of this website or contact Deborah Bowker at deborah.bowker@gmail.com or write us at:
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