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Article: Omidyar Network Commits $30 Million to High-Impact Entrepreneurship at Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- September 22, 2009
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To: POLITICAL EDITORS
Contact: Sarah K. Steven of Omidyar Network, +1-650-482-2304,
sarah@omidyar.com
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Omidyar
Networktoday announced a three-year, $30 million commitment to
support global entrepreneurship, especially in India and Sub-
Saharan Africa. Omidyar Network aims to improve the quality of life
for more than 10 million people living in extreme poverty by
investing in entrepreneurial ventures, particularly those providing
goods and services to the base of the pyramid. Omidyar Network's
"commitment to action" was made at the Clinton Global Initiative's
fifth annual meeting in New York City.
Omidyar Network's investment into emerging ...