September 25, 2008 | Read Time: 1 minute
During today’s Clinton Global Initiative, several large philanthropy commitments were made:
• The YUM! Brands restaurant company promised to give $80-million over the next five years to anti-hunger groups to provide meals to school children. The majority of that pledge — $50-million — will support the World Food Programme.
• The PepsiCo Foundation pledged $7.6-million to provide access to safe water and sanitation to people in poor countries. WaterPartners International, in Kansas City, Mo., will receive $4.1-million, and Safe Water Network, in Westport, Conn., will get $3.5-million.
• Mercy Corps, an aid group in Portland, Ore., said it is starting a multimedia center to educate the general public about hunger issues. The so-called Action Center to End World Hunger will open next month in New York and will feature exhibits on the experience of aid workers abroad, the causes of global poverty, and what visitors can do to alleviate such problems.
