Caribbean science foundation participates in Clinton Global Initiative Action Network
ST THOMAS, USVI – The Caribbean Science Foundation (CSF), which has its headquarters on the campus of the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados, announced its participation in an executive session on advancing economic development through entrepreneurship and; Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network conference.
The Clinton Foundation launched the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery in response to requests for recovery assistance from several of the Caribbean islands following the last devastating hurricane season. Building on CGI’s proven Commitment-to-Action model, the Action Network brought together leaders from across sectors to develop new, specific, and measurable plans to advance recovery and promote long-term resiliency across the region.
The Caribbean Science Foundation was selected by the Clinton Foundation to participate in the executive session on advancing economic development through entrepreneurship and STEM education, based on several papers published by CSF Co-Executive Directors, Professor Cardinal Warde and Dr Dinah Sah, on strategies for the development of a STEM-based economic pillar in the region.
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton moderated the session and said, “I am very excited about talking with the panelists about math and science here in the Caribbean because we know that to support a new generation of entrepreneurs and small businesses, which after all employ over 90 percent of the workforce in the US Virgin Islands alone, we can’t do it without STEM education.”
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