The William J. Clinton Foundation, the philanthropic organization the former president founded in 2001, works both globally and domestically, focusing its efforts on four fronts: health; poverty relief; education; and climate. fighting global health crises including HIV/AIDS, malaria and childhood obesity, combating global climate change, and promoting sustainable development and economic opportunity around the world. Through partnerships with other organizations, governments, and individuals, the foundation develops new policies and programs for implementation in the United States and abroad.

Some real-life results:
• Providing 750,000 people worldwide with access to lifesaving AIDS drugs
• Engaging 750,000 students to lead healthy lifestyles in the fight against childhood obesity
• Helping 4,300 farmers in Rwanda achieve a record harvest yielding 8,000 metric tons of maize to feed more than 30,000 people
• Partnering with 16 cities, five banks and four industrial companies to create a program dedicated to making buildings energy-efficient

Key to the foundation's mission is the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual meeting, the third of which is being held in New York City this month (September 26-28). First held to coincide with the 2005 World Summit, the meeting—modeled on the yearly economic summit in Davos, Switzerland—began as serves as a confab for current and former heads of state, charity directors, and business leaders to announce and/or fund philanthropic projects and share ideas for making the world a better place.

To learn more about the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative, visit the foundation's Web site at www.clintonfoundation.org.