CGI Work In Africa

Harvest season has arrived in Rwanda and Malawi. It's a time of year that inspires hope -- but can also lead to worry.

You see, the quality of a single harvest can mean the difference between hunger and a meal on the table. It can leave families without a secure income or it can help them access health care, running water, and a decent education.

I'm proud that our work with local farmers to ensure more consistent crops, higher prices for their yields, and a better quality of life is starting to pay off.

When I visited these communities five years ago, I met countless farmers who regularly faced food shortages and many others who feared having to emigrate to other countries for jobs. Now the 19,000 farmers in our programs are able to satisfy the basic needs of their families and help their communities thrive.

We're ready to build on these successes and ensure that these transformations take hold permanently -- for farmers, for their families, and for their communities at large.

Make a gift by June 28 to help transform lives in Malawi, Rwanda, and around the world, and I will personally match it dollar for dollar.

This is an amazing chance to double your impact and make sure farmers in Malawi and Rwanda get the most out of their crops this season and the next.

As with all of our work, our programs in these countries began with clear objectives -- creating economic growth and providing individuals with the tools that will allow them to transform their communities with each passing year.

Now, our various programs in Africa help nearly 19,000 farmers and include:
Working with more than 3,700 soybean farmers to continuously improve the soil quality so they can get more from the land available to them;
Negotiating lower fertilizer prices to ensure farmers can afford to nourish their crops and teaching them how to apply those fertilizers to obtain the best yield;
Supplying farmers with disease-resistant maize and bean seeds and providing 1,100 farmers with high-yield fruit trees;
Setting up a coffee cooperative that has grown to 7,000 farmers; and more.
In the coming weeks, these 19,000 families will complete their harvest, sell their surplus at market, and make life-changing investments in housing, education, and future yields.

But our work isn't done yet. Nearly 90% of the people living in these areas are smallholder farmers. If we can reach a broader set of that population, we'll be providing stability, security, and empowerment to entire communities.

Knowing what a difference food security and a stable income can make in an entire country's future, I am profoundly moved by our results so far. I hope you're as motivated as I am to dig a little deeper to extend these programs.

If you can make a gift in the next 7 days, your donation will go twice as far and help transform twice as many lives during this dollar-for-dollar match.

I started this Foundation with the belief that everybody can make a real difference, and at this crucial moment for farmers in Africa and around the world, it couldn't be truer.

Thank you for doing your part to help us realize our shared vision of a more peaceful, prosperous world.

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Sincerely,
Bill Clinton