| On June 16, 2006 Bill Gates announced
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| | Bangladesh, have not brought the relief
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| that he would continue in a part-time
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| | that was aimed at. Child mortality
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| role within Microsoft to start focusing
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| | through disease and hunger is higher than
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| on a full-time career in philanthropy by
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| | before. Clean water to every person is
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| July 2008. A few days later, Buffett, one
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| | still a pipe dream. The end of abject
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| of the wealthiest people in the world,
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| | world poverty as was determined to happen
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| announced that he would begin matching
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| | by 2015 is nowhere in sight.
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| the Gates' contribution to the Gates
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| | What is even more significant is the fact
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| Foundation. It's an astonishing amount of
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| | that the Gates Foundation is managing the
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| up to $1.5 billion per year in stock.
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| | funds itself. Gates and Buffett could
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| Bill Clinton, previous President of the
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| | have handed over their Billions to
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| US, although not wealthy in the sense of
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| | existing charities such as Oxfam, Habitat
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| Gates and Buffett, has started the
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| | or WHO. The thinking is that one should
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| Clinton Foundation. What Clinton can
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| | tackle the issues of health, fight
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| bring to the Big Boys' Club are his
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| | against poverty and peaceful existence as
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| connections. Watch Bill Clinton speak at
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| | if it were a business.
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| TED on his vision for world change. His
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| | With other words aid handed out will
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| Foundation has a special focus on health,
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| | require measurable performance and
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| leadership development, economic
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| | results. This does not mean that
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| empowerment and reconciliation across
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| | charities such as Oxfam and the Red Cross
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| racial, ethnic and religious borders.
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| | are not required when natural and
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| Richard Branson, founder and big chief at
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| | humanitarian disasters strike. The
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| Virgin, has been involved in humanitarian
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| | business of world improvement will tackle
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| initiatives since the late 1990s. With
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| | projects that will require long term
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| activist Peter Gabriel he discussed with
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| | effort, such as fighting Malaria, TB or
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| South Africa's Nelson Mandela the concept
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| | even building better river banks in
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| of a group of dedicated leaders working
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| | Bangladesh.
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| towards solving difficult global
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| | The recent flooding of parts of Nepal,
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| conflicts. Mandela announced the
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| | Bangladesh and India are a prime examples
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| formation of this group, The Elders,
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| | of where huge aid is required, and not
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| during his recent 89th birthday
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| | just for food aid. Every year these areas
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| celebration. Desmond Tutu will serve as
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| | are flooded, and yes some years the
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| the chair.
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| | flooding is heavier than others,
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| There are many more. Al Gore has created
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| | bringing immense hardships to people.
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| a huge awareness of environmental issues.
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| | Predictable natural disasters can be
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| George Soros, another super wealthy
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| | combated. Technology and know-how is
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| individual, has decided to attach himself
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| | available to tame the rivers, no matter
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| to this campaign. He is of the opinion
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| | the rain fall. It requires huge
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| that the US, Europe, India and China must
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| | investments which poor countries such as
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| be the quartet that handles climate
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| | Bangladesh do not have, but the world
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| change. The UN moves too slowly.
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| | does.
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| Companies are now jumping on board the
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| | The world has the technology and
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| movement to change the world. It is
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| | knowledge to combat disease, hunger and
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| becoming the business of world
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| | drought, find political solutions for
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| improvement. Amongst the big boys are
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| | peace and offer training to people to
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| Siemens, BP, Ikea, Walt Disney, Wal-Mart
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| | eventually become self-sufficient.
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| and many more. The cynic might say that
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| | Whatever initiatives are started to
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| shareholders demand social investment
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| | address the wrongs of the world, they
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| now. Let's not knock it. whatever the
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| | need to be applauded and supported. When
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| reason, all efforts at promoting social
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| | one sees pictures of starving families,
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| responsibility must be encouraged.
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| | people dying of manageable diseases such
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| What will these individuals and
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| | as AIDS or Malaria and many more other
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| organisations achieve that the world has
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| | evils, one needs to state that failure
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| failed at so far? The billions of Pounds,
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| | this time is not an option. Der Spiegel
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| Dollars or Euros in aid that have been
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| | features an outstanding article on The
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| pumped into areas such as Africa, parts
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| | Billionaire Samaritans.
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| of South America, Asian countries such as
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