The Green Family Foundation (www.greenff.org), a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving global health and elevating socio-economic conditions, announced today dual commitments benefiting Haiti at the 2009 Clinton Global Initiative.
The commitments include a $280,000 pledge to the Millennium Village Project Haiti (MVP Haiti), the second stage in a five-year, $680,000 commitment. Additionally, the Green Family Foundation (GFF) pledged a $56,000 commitment to fund "Repatriation and Cultural Presentation in Haiti," the restoration and dissemination of original recordings made by legendary musicologist Alan Lomax in Haiti that pay tribute to the country's rich musical heritage. GFF and the repatriation commitment will be featured as part of CGI's "Human Capital Plenary" on Thursday, September 24th.
"In 2008, GFF had the honor of sharing the closing plenary stage with President Clinton and dozens of philanthropists and notable personalities who committed to affecting positive change in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. We are grateful to President Clinton for helping to shine a light on the challenges facing Haiti and are proud and inspired by the seeds of positive change that have been planted in the past year alone," said Kimberly Green, president of the Green Family Foundation. "Through these dual commitments, GFF is working to build a stronger future for Haiti while paying tribute to the rich history and proud cultural traditions of its past."