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From Detroit, Michigan to Mexico and rural Arkansas to Rwanda, CNN explores poverty in communities around the world in places where the statistics are staggering and on the rise.

In THE POVERTY TRAP: A CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT CLINTON, Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to former President Bill Clinton about how these communities and others can break out of the poverty trap. The World Bank says that more than one billion people around the world live on less than US$1.00 a day. Trillions have been spent on eradicating poverty over the past 50 years, but the evidence suggests that little progress has been made. President Clinton says that by tailoring projects to local needs and working to keep governments honest, it is more likely that monetary donations aimed at poverty will be used properly. “Poverty does not discriminate against one’s nationality, religion, culture or skin colour. As a global network with access to the world’s leaders, this is the type of programme that CNN was created to offer audiences,” said Rena Golden, Senior Vice President CNN International. Dr. Gupta takes us to the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, considered to be the poorest major city in the U.S. and introduces us to an inner-city program that is rebuilding rundown neighborhoods - one house at a time with the help of local teens. CNN’s Jonathan Mann accompanies President Clinton to Rwanda this past July and finds out how hard it is for the villagers to live off the land when the skies won’t comply. CNN’s Rusty Dornin travels to rural Arkansas, to observe Heifer International, an organization committed to helping small farmers who are being forced out by larger farming operations get back on their feet, and trains them to economically create a thriving cattle farm.
In southern Mexico CNN’s Karl Penhaul meets a group of women who are finding financial freedom by saving as little as a dollar per week. This strategy, also known as micro credit, is lifting people out of poverty as they are able to start taking control of their lives, especially since the government provides financial assistance. The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) is a non-partisan catalyst for action, bringing together a community of global leaders to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.  Each September, CGI convenes a meeting for global leaders including heads of state, non-profit organizations, and business leaders to discuss challenges facing the world today. President Clinton’s vision in bringing together this group is to merge ideas from both the public and private sectors to devise a plan to identify and implement solutions to major problems facing our world. Over US$2.5 billion was committed toward concrete solutions for global problems at CGI 2005. The forum coincides with the opening of the General Assembly of the United Nations and CGI 2006 takes place September 20-22.
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