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Band-Aids Will Not Stop the Bleeding
October 17, 2011, Washington D.C. - Following the 2011 Celebration of Partnership Congressional Roundtable, Sheila C. Johnson delivers the second installment of a series of articles about Accordia and our programming.
"As an entrepreneur and philanthropist, I am committed to finding the most effective ways to make a difference in the issues facing our world. Americans are among the most generous people in the world, giving more money to charities than citizens of any other nation in the world. Much of our charity goes to disaster relief -- it seems there is always another emergency that needs vast quantities of resources and immediate attention.
"But I believe we can do more. We need to think long-term and become true partners in reshaping history. We need to boldly invest in innovative responses to Africa's problems that are relevant locally, and that put Africans in the driver's seat of determining the future of their continent."
Click here to read the full article on Huffington Post.
