Clinton Global Initiative

Canadian Government Joins the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership to Foster Youth Employment in Colombia

President Bill Clinton, philanthropist Frank Giustra, and Canadian Ambassador Carmen Sylvain tour the Acceso Training Center and visit with Colombian Youth

Cartagena, Colombia — The Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership (CGEP), an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, founded by President Bill Clinton and philanthropist Frank Giustra, today announced a partnership with the Government of Canada, through the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD). The partnership will, thanks to DFATD’s $CAD 600,000 investment, will provide  new employment and education opportunities to more than 20,000 youth, and training scholarships and job internships to over 700 youth living in communities around Cartagena, Colombia.