A Decade of Difference Celebrating 10 Year's of President Clinton's Post Presidency Link: http://www.clintonfoundation.org/decade/index.

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He moved into his new offices in Harlem in 2001 and started the William J. Clinton Foundation. The Foundation immediately began its work in the surrounding community to support emerging entrepreneurs, but he couldnt ignore the urgency of global issues such as poverty, climate change, and the unequal access to health care and economic opportunity worldwide. President Clinton set his Foundation to work on a global scale.

Over the past 10 years, President Clintons vision and leadership have resulted in more than 2.6 million people with access to lifesaving HIV/AIDS treatment. His work has helped to turn the tide on childhood obesity in the United States. And hes redefined the way we think about giving and philanthropy through his Clinton Global Initiative.

In addition to his Foundation work, President Clinton serves as the UN Special Envoy to Haiti and the cochair of the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission. (Learn more about his work in Haiti.) He also lends his voice and support to other organizations and causes important to him, including involving young people in public service, increasing funding for breast cancer research, and advancing action to create peace in conflict regions around the world.

Throughout 2011, we invite you to visit www.clintonfoundation.org, fan President Clinton on Facebook, and follow us @clintontweet, as we highlight the extraordinary impact President Clinton and the Clinton Foundation have made in the past decade on some of the worlds most pressing issues.

President Clintons Top Heart Healthy Tips

Start early.
Habits I learned when I was a kid led to the heart problems Ive experienced as an adult. Dont wait to change your lifestyle. Its never too early to get more exercise, eat smarter, and set a good example for kids in your community.

Get more physical activity.

When I was President, I gave the Secret Service a good work out by running the mall. After I was persuaded to stop that for security reasons, I revamped worked in the gym. If none of these are options for you, try volunteering in your community engage in something physical such as planting gardens or walking dogs at a local shelter. Giving can keep you moving.

Change your diet.

Ive changed my eating habits to respond to my heart problems, with more beans, vegetables, whole grains and fruit and without meat and dairy products. Ive lost weight and kept my energy up. If youre not at a healthy weight, my diet may not work for you, so check with your doctor about what diet and lifestyle changes you should make.

Try new, heart healthy recipes.

If youre looking for something healthy to cook, heres a great recipe for Grilled Chicken with Strawberry and Pineapple Salsa from the American Heart Association, our partner in fighting childhood obesity. Try the recipe today.

Up your potassium and lower sodium.

Potassium-rich fruits and vegetables support healthy blood pressure and every purchase from a local farmers market helps to sustain local livelihoods and reduce carbon emissions from transportation.

Change your environment.

One of the best ways to change your lifestyle is to change the environments where you spend the most time whether its where you live, where you work, or where you relax. Learn more about how the Alliance is working with schools to improve the health of students and staff.

Reduce intake of high-calorie beverages.

Switch to water, 100 percent fruit juices, low fat and fat free milk and portion controlled sports drinks. 98% of schools in America are now in compliance with the Alliances beverage guide are you?

Keep stress low by doing what you love.

Working keeps me calm and whole really because it gives me something to look forward to everyday when I get up. Id be more stressed out if all I had to look forward to was my tee time.

Fight climate change.

Studies have linked the consequences of climate change changing weather patterns, harmful ozone gasses, more air pollution with cardiovascular disease and other health problems. The more we do to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the more we are doing for our heart and the health of our children and grandchildren.

Our Advice for Graduates

EVERY SPRING, President Clinton speaks to thousands of graduating seniors in
commencement ceremonies across the country, providing advice to graduates on how to pursue their dreams while also working together to combat the challenges facing our independent world. Whether you graduated yesterday or a decade ago, whether youre in the middle of a career or just starting out, we hope our advice inspires you to build a stronger tomorrow and that you share this inspiration with others.

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No matter what you do next, find ways to appreciate, celebrate, and enhance the impact of our diversity. Remember that our common humanity matters more than our interesting differences.

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Take time to help others, in your own community or on another continent. Youll help build a world with more partners and fewer adversaries.

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Engage respectfully with those you disagree with, and know that healthy debate can lead to positive changes. Remember that no matter what side of the argument you fall on, were all in this future together.

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Youre going to be affected by things that happen to you beyond your borders, whether you like it or not. So try to work to build up the positives and reduce the negative forces of our interdependence.

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Never forget your teachers and what theyve done to make your life better and stronger. Even if you dont become a teacher yourself, remember their example, and try always to teach others and give the gift of learning.

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Become an informed citizen. Engage with both local and global issues, and vote for leaders who you think are making a difference. Our world is filled with inequalities and instabilities, but that doesnt mean we all cant work together to change it.

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When youre just starting out, you may not be making much money or be exactly where you expected, but theres always something you can do to give back. And doing good will guarantee you a rewarding future.

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Always try, and if you fail, try harder. Lifes largest disappointments are not rooted in failures or mistakes, but in the absence of passionate commitment and effort.

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Waste not a moment. Live your dreams. But find some way to empower other people to live theirs,

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Strive to achieve happiness every day, not just at the end of a journey.

Top 10 Actions on the Environment

BUILDING ON President Clintons longstanding commitment to the environment, the Clinton
Foundation has initiated programs that create and advance solutions to the core issues driving climate change while also helping to reduce our reliance on oil, saving money for individuals and governments, creating jobs, and growing economies. Here are 10 actions weve taken in the past 10 years to build a more sustainable future.

Assisting Cities Leadership on Climate Challenges

Cities contribute more than two-thirds of the worlds energy and account for more than 70 percent of global CO2 emissions. The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), in partnership with the C40 Climate Leadership Group, helps the worlds 40 largest cities implement projects that dramatically reduce carbon emissions while also saving on energy costs and creating local jobs. Learn more.

Helping Local Communities to Protect Some of the Largest Forests in the World
In addition to being a major contributor to climate change, deforestation is both a driver and a result of poverty in developing countries. Were working to make it more profitable for countries to preserve forests than to cut them down; to create robust systems to measure the carbon of forests; and to actively involve local communities in the preservation of their forests. Learn more.

Improving Energy Efficiency in City Icons

New York Citys Empire State Building is proving that city buildings, no matter how large or how old, can significantly and affordably reduce their energy consumption. The retrofit of this iconic building which will include high-efficiency window glass replacement, redesigned heating and cooling systems and controls, and lighting improvements is expected to reduce the buildings energy use by 38 percent and energy bills by $4.4 million annually. CCI has also assisted with retrofit plans for several Chicago landmarks, including the Merchandise Mart and the Daley Center. Learn more.

Greening Transportation
Cars, trucks, buses, and trains represent nearly 12 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, but the solutions needed to improve transportation systems can sometimes appear costly and difficult to manage. President Clinton is helping to change the market for clean transportation technologies and make them more affordable and helping cities design and implement large-scale public transit systems that reduce emissions. Learn more.

Re-envisioning Haitis Energy Future

Since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti last January, the Clinton Foundation and affiliates have been working with Haitians to increase access to electricity and inexpensive, renewable energy. Projects

such as solar farms, clean energy stores, solar flashlights, and clean-burning briquettes will improve Haitians quality of life and lay the foundations for sustainable development. Learn more.

Helping Universities Achieve Sustainability

Our Building Retrofit Program has helped the University of Central Missouri and the Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de Mxico one of Mexicos largest private universities to implement campuswide energy savings measures. As part of their programs, these universities are engaging students and faculty, both in and outside of the classroom, on sustainability initiatives around campus in order to create a living learning environment. Learn more about our Building Retrofit Program, UCM, and IBERO.

Improving Urban Lighting

Were working with Los Angeles on the largest streetlight retrofit undertaken by a city to date, replacing 140,000 traditional streetlights with LEDs. The project will reduce CO2 emissions by 40,500 tons and save $10 million annually proving that whats good for the environment is also good for the economy. Learn more.

Transforming Waste Management

Waste in landfills is the third largest source of anthropogenic methane, a greenhouse gas that is 23 times more potent than CO2. Were working with cities around the world including Delhi, Houston, Cairo, and Mexico City to reduce reliance on landfills, to compost organic waste, and to convert waste to energy. Learn more.

Growing Trees and Opportunities

More than 4.5 million trees have been planted by thousands of smallholder farmers in Rwanda and Malawi as part of Clinton Foundation reforestation projects in these countries. The projects make tree framing profitable for smallholder farmers by sequestering carbon that can then be sold on the international marketplace and help to reverse deforestation in the region. Learn more.

Committing to Take Action on Climate Change

Since 2005, Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) members have committed to implement projects and build partnerships that develop the clean energy industry. Because of commitments made by CGIs members, more than 400 million metric tons of CO2 have been cut or abated, and enough clean energy has been generated to power more than 400,000 homes. Learn more.

Strengthening Communities through Sustainable Development

WHILE INTELLIGENCE, hard work, and ability are all equally distributed in communities
around the world, investment and opportunity are not. This is as true for the small business owner in New York City as it is for the farmer in Lilongwe, Malawi and its why, no matter where we

work, we focus on giving people the means to determine their own future. Our results-oriented programs have already helped thousands of individuals and communities achieve greater, more sustainable levels of progress and prosperity. Here are 10 highlights from our past 10 years of work to strengthen economies around the world.

The Anchor Farm Project

Securing Livelihoods in Malawi The Clinton Foundations Anchor Farm Project is a 1,000-hectare commercial farm that provides neighboring smallholder famers with access to quality inputs, trains them on productive techniques, and helps them find stable markets and fair prices. Through their affiliation with the project, smallholder farmers have experienced a 271 percent increase in yields, a 111 percent increase in the sale price of harvests, and a 185 percent increase in profitability helping them support their families and uplift their communities. The Anchor Farm is now benefiting 2,505 surrounding farmers, 860 of whom are women.

The Clinton Global Initiative and CGI America

Committing to Economic Growth Worldwide The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) asks everyone who attends its annual meeting to make a Commitment to Action to solve a specific global challenge. To date, because of commitments made by CGI members, more than 10 million people have improved their access to capital and financial services; more than $1.75 billion in capital has been invested in or loaned to small and medium enterprises; and more than 16 million women and girls have had access to empowerment initiatives and thats just the beginning of CGIs many accomplishments. This June in Chicago, CGI will host its first-ever meeting focused solely on strengthening the U.S. economy: CGI America. Learn more at www.cgiamerica.org.

Cataract Surgeries Project

Strengthening Health to Enable Economic Growth in Peru Several years ago, Juan Isaac Zapata Ruiz, a taxi driver from the Barrios Altos community in Lima, Peru, developed cataracts in both of his eyes; as the disease progressed, he was forced to significantly reduce his hours of work and could barely support his family. In September 2010, through the Clinton Foundations cataract surgeries project, he underwent surgery that restored his vision and also helped him regain his livelihood. Able to work day and night again, Mr. Zapatas income increased by almost 60 percent. By providing people like Mr. Zapata with this simple, life-changing procedure, we have helped to provide new economic opportunity to more than 16,000 Peruvians. And we plan to reach 50,000 people by 2013.

Trees of Hope
Forest Preservation Projects That Benefit Local Economies Deforestation remains a major environmental challenge in Malawi and Rwanda, yet many communities do not find forest preservation profitable. The Clinton Foundation has worked to make tree farming attractive and profitable for smallholder farmers thereby increasing local incomes and reversing deforestation at the

same time. To date, 4.5 million trees have been planted by more than 4,000 smallholder farmers in these regions. Eventually, the carbon offset by these trees will be sold on the international marketplace as forest carbon credits, providing an additional opportunity for local income.

Entrepreneur Mentoring Program

Partnering to Help U.S. Small Businesses The Clinton Foundations Entrepreneur Mentoring Program (EMP), a partnership with Inc. magazine, facilitates structured, high-impact mentoring relationships between successful business leaders and emerging entrepreneurs in underserved communities. Since the programs launch, mentors have donated more than 1,400 mentoring hours to EMP entrepreneurs, helping them grow their businesses and become better business leaders. The EMP has generated impressive results: in 2010, the average job growth rate for EMP companies was 20 percent, and the average revenue growth rate was 12 percent. The program currently operates in Chicago, Newark, New York City, Oakland, and Philadelphia.

Energy Efficiency Retrofit Projects

Climate Action that Also Lifts Economies The retrofit of the Empire State Building, which will include high-efficiency window glass replacement, redesigned heating and cooling systems and controls, and lighting improvements, is expected to reduce the buildings energy use by 38 percent and energy bills by $4.4 million annually resulting in a building thats more environmentally as well as economically sustainable. But in the short term, the project is also creating hundreds of jobs, giving an important boost to the local economy. The Clinton Foundation is initiating retrofit projects like this one in cities all over the world, saving money for individuals and governments and putting people to work.

Soyco LTD and Rwandan Farmers Coffee Company

Uplifting Communities through Agribusiness in Rwanda The Clinton Foundation is working to advance two major agribusinesses in Rwanda: Soyco LTD and Rwandan Farmers Coffee Company (RFCC). Soyco is a large soy processing business that is contracting with an estimated 30,000 local farms to grow soybeans while also providing quality inputs to help them improve their yields. RFCC is constructing a coffee roasting and packaging facility in Kigali that will have the capacity to process 3,000 tons of coffee every year, improving incomes for up to 50,000 local farmers. This project builds upon the Foundations longstanding work with Rwandan coffee farmers to increase their yields, improve their marketing, and develop their own brand.

Market Linkages and Sustainable Business

Assisting Small Producers in Latin America In order to generate enough revenue to grow, create jobs, and ultimately uplift their communities, microenterprises need access to formal markets and large buyers. The Clinton Foundation is helping small producers in Colombia and Peru build capacity and improve their products so that they can reach these

formal markets and then securing commitments from large buyers to purchase locally. In 2010, through our Income Generation Project in Colombia, 717 micro enterprises generated enough growth to create 2,160 jobs; through the Hotel Supplier Network Project in Cartagena, 23 local suppliers generated $910,000 in sales.

The Clinton Presidential Center

Bringing Investment to Downtown Little Rock The William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park chronicles an American presidency at the end of the 20th century, inspires future generations of leaders, and is the states top destination for visitors from around the world. But the Center has also driven economic development throughout the Little Rock community as well as throughout the state. According to the Downtown Little Rock Partnership, the Center has spurred more than $2 billion in revitalization and investment in the community; projects include the renovation o the Rock Island Railroad Bridge, which will convert the historic site into a pedestrian pathway.

Job Training and Sustainable Employment

Empowering Individuals with Marketable Skills Access to job training and education is severely limited in the poorer regions of Colombia, Peru, and Mexico, preventing large portions of the population from finding good jobs. To help people in these communities build more sustainable livelihoods, CGSGI has developed training programs that teach marketable skills and has secured commitments from large employers to hire graduates of the programs. To date, more than 1,200 jobs have been created from job training programs in Colombia and new projects are underway in other regional cities.

A Decade of Accomplishments
Redefining Philanthropy
President Clintons desire to hold a meeting that focused on action rather than talk has transformed the way governments, NGOs, and businesses work together to solve pressing global issues. Since 2005, members of the Clinton Global Initiative have already improved 300 million lives through 1,950 commitments valued at $63 billion. CGI has been called "a sexier, more effective competitor not just to Davos but to the United Nations itself" by Foreign Policy magazine.

A New Kind of Disaster Recovery

President Clinton championed a new kind of disaster recovery that enabled the communities of South Asia to "build back better" after the tsunami. This model has also been used in relief and recovery in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and is now underway in Haiti as President Clinton works to help coordinate relief efforts and ensure transparency in the aftermath of the earthquake.

Little Rock and Beyond

The Clinton Presidential Center has welcomed more than 1.9 million visitors from all over the world to its grounds. The Center is the first LEED certified Presidential Center in the nation, providing an energyefficient space for 100,000 items on display, more than 20 temporary exhibits, 480 guest lectures attended by 88,000 people over the past six years. The Center has also attracted $2 billion in investment to the Little Rock community.

Providing Youth With Opportunities to Serve

President Clinton has given thousands of young people the opportunity to address pressing challenges in their communities and around the world through the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, offering the nations first Master of Public Service degree, and Clinton Global Initiative University, modeled after the Clinton Global Initiative.

Leading the Fight Against Childhood Obesity

After his heart surgery, President Clinton brought new attention to the growing epidemic of childhood obesity in America. Thanks to the collaboration fostered by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a partnership between the Clinton Foundation and the American Heart Association, more than 10,000 schools are creating healthier environments for more than 30 million students. Through the Alliance for a Healthier Generation a partnership between the Clinton Foundation and the American Heart Association more than 10,000 schools are now creating healthier environments for more than 6 million students.

Changing the Way Business is Done

President Clinton has changed the way business is done in the developing world. Together, he and Frank Giustra have worked with industry in Latin America to spur economic development through a variety of programs and initiatives that have delivered results to millions of people in Peru and Colombia, including 10,000 cataract surgeries for patients in Peru and more than 2 million nutritious meals for students in Colombia.

A Model to Address Poverty in Africa

President Clinton has demonstrated how improving agribusiness can lift incomes and grow economies in African communities in ways that are locally sustainable. These programs have focused on empowering smallholder farmers to increase their yields and access new markets, which has resulted in 4,300 farmers

feeding 30,000 people in Rwanda and 4.4 million trees planted in Malawi and Rwanda among other benefits to local communities.

Enabling Urban Entrepreneurs to Compete

Building on his administrations success unleashing entrepreneurship, President Clinton has given urban entrepreneurs the tools to become successful business owners in underserved communities around the United States. Through his Foundation, more than 72,500 hours of pro bono consulting services worth more than $15 million have been provided to support entrepreneurs.

Proving Climate Action is Good Economics

President Clintons leadership has demonstrated that changing the way we consume and produce energy isnt just good for the planet its good for the economy. By working with dozens of cities to lower greenhouse gas emissions, measures such as building retrofits and clean energy transit are becoming standard practice in urban areas.

Changing the Economics of AIDS

President Clinton has continued his dedication to helping people live longer, healthier lives by applying a new economic model to the AIDS epidemic. By lowering prices on lifesaving ARVs, President Clinton has helped 2.6 million people access the medicines they need to survive nearly half of people on treatment worldwide.

10 Inspiring Women from Our Decade of Difference

Tsepang Setaka
on the Frontlines of HIV/AIDS in Lesotho After discovering that she was HIV-positive in 2003, Tsepang, a young woman from Lesotho, began treatment at the Karabong Clinic, which purchases antiretroviral medicines (ARVs) under Clinton Foundation agreements. Today she works at the clinic to support nurses, provide counseling to other patients, and

contribute to HIV awareness campaigns. "This young woman will do more good than I ever could, by standing there and being proud to be a living, breathing human being entitled to dignity, equal respect, and asking people to do the responsible thing for themselves and all the other people in their community and their nation," President Clinton said. Read more.

Zainab Salbi
Spreading Global Stories of Survival Founder of Women for Women International, Zainab has helped bring financial and emotional support to women survivors of war. Through the Clinton Global Initiative, she has committed to build training centers and hospitals for survivors of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. "What makes Zainab one of the most inspiring women Ive met is not her amazing personal story, but what she has done with it," President Clinton said. Read more.

Carson Miller
Promoting School Nutrition in Santa Fe As a Youth Advisory Board member for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, 14-year-old Carson has inspired schools in her state to move more and eat better. Shes spoken to the state legislature about youth nutrition, taught healthy habits to Santa Fe fourth graders, and organized a drive to collect used sports equipment for local schools to name just a few of her many accomplishments. "I know that eating right and staying active will help me be able to achieve many things," she says. Read more.

Maritza Parra Crdoba

Driving Economic Opportunity in Colombia More than 14 years ago, Maritza began cultivating and selling spices to support her four daughters. Today she is the owner of TANA organic spices, a business that has grown to employ more than 150 women in her community thanks in part to business and market support provided by the Clinton Foundation. Read more.

Jamilia Ashworth
Instilling Lifelong Healthy Habits Oakland mom Jamilia reminds herself every day to find the energy and ambition to see my babies grow up to be healthy, strong men and women. When she couldnt find healthy food options in her community, she worked to set up produce stands at her childrens school. Jamilia and other moms around the country are changing their communities with support from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. Read more.

Ifijenia Kamlaza
Farming to Change Lives in Malawi Ifijenia, who lives in Malawis Mchinji District, is one of hundreds of smallholder farmers benefiting from the Clinton Foundations agriculture programs in the region. Through her participation in the Tijanjane Club, she learned advanced farming techniques, received higher-quality inputs, and increased her yield from 5 bags

per acre to 20 bags. Shes using the extra income to send her daughter to boarding school. Watch her tell her story.

Lexy Funk and Susan Doban

Mentoring for Success in Brooklyn Architect-turned-entrepreneur Susan Doban wanted to expand her firm, but didnt know how to position her business for sustainable growth. The Clinton Foundations Entrepreneur Mentoring Program matched her with local successful entrepreneur Lexy Funk, owner of Brooklyn Industries, and together they mapped a plan for success. Watch a video about their progress.

Magalie Dresse
Jumpstarting Recovery in Haiti Caribbean Crafts owner Magalie Dresse is helping Haitians get back to work by training and employing nearly 300 Haitian artisans. With business and market support from the Clinton Foundation, Magalie hopes to expand her business to nearly 1,000 artisans by the end of this year and find new retail partners around the world. Watch a video about her work.

Katie McClain and Suzanne Malec-McKenna

Greening Chicagos Skyline

As city director for the Clinton Foundations climate initiative in Chicago, Katie McClain works with Suzanne Malec-McKenna, commissioner for the Chicago Department of Environment, to implement projects that reduce the carbon footprint of the entire city. Watch a video about their results.

Susan Jeng
Committing to a Life of Public Service A resident of Flushing, New York, Suan Jeng won the opportunity to spend a day with President Clinton last March as part of a Clinton Foundation fundraising drive. But her commitment to improving the lives of others doesnt stop there shes also the founder of River in the Desert Advocacy Center, a New York-based organization that fights domestic violence and human trafficking. "Working with victims...is hard," she says, "but I wake up thinking, what can I do today?"