Comments on: Standing Together to Overcome Stigma http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/ Mon, 12 May 2008 13:36:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: AYIDA Eya http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1996 AYIDA Eya Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:50:40 +0000 http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1996 Dear President Clinton, May God bless you for all you are doing for our communities. Our world would be different if even one percent have your hearth. Be blessed. AYIDA Eya Dear President Clinton,
May God bless you for all you are doing for our communities. Our world would be different if even one percent have your hearth.

Be blessed.

AYIDA Eya

]]> By: Sandor G. Vari, MD http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1992 Sandor G. Vari, MD Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:40:39 +0000 http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1992 Dear Mr. Clinton, Three decades have passed since the researchers from Stanford and UC San Francisco began to develop the commercial applications for their work on recombinant DNA and launched the birth of the biotech industry. During those years US provided a great help via the Fulbright program worldwide to build a learning society and enrich people culturally as an important step to knowledge-based society. A knowledge-based society is an innovative and life-long learning society, which possesses a community of scholars, researchers, engineers, technicians, research networks, and industry engaged in research and in production of high-technology goods and service provision. Those linkages were fortified in the United States with the 1980 passage of the Bayh-Dole Act, granting to universities the right to own, license and market the fruits of their faculty research. Nations worldwide quickly followed suit, and they are building national innovation-production system, which is integrated into international networks of knowledge production, diffusion, utilization, and protection. It is time to do similar effort in Africa and support the African Universities to build their capacity in research and innovation management. Also it is time to change the Fulbright program and spend less on senior scientist to have their sabbatical in the developing countries to study their culture, history and “spread democracy. Instead we should provide support to young scientist from Africa spent time in the USA and provide grant for them to able to go home, reintegrate themselves into their societies in Africa , enhance their research capacity and build their future at home. We should provide financial support to the African Universities to start to network in Africa and increase the research capacity. Therefore the Clinton Foundation should organize workshops for university leaders, summer schools for young scientists and train them to be able to manage their research and innovation in Africa and be competitive in the Global arena. My questions: What could the Clinton Foundation do to have a better understanding of the knowledge based societies in Africa? How could the Clinton Foundation promote the role of the universities in the national innovation systems in Africa? What could be the role of the Clinton Foundation in the knowledge triangle refers to the interaction between research, education and innovation, which are key drivers of a knowledge-based society anywhere including Africa? What could be the role of the Clinton Foundation in the help of African countries to continuously adapt to the knowledge based economy? How could the Clinton Foundation help in the African countries to encourage universities to be natural partners for both business and government as the global economy grows increasingly? Dear Mr. Clinton,

Three decades have passed since the researchers from Stanford and UC San Francisco began to develop the commercial applications for their work on recombinant DNA and launched the birth of the biotech industry. During those years US provided a great help via the Fulbright program worldwide to build a learning society and enrich people culturally as an important step to knowledge-based society. A knowledge-based society is an innovative and life-long learning society, which possesses a community of scholars, researchers, engineers, technicians, research networks, and industry engaged in research and in production of high-technology goods and service provision. Those linkages were fortified in the United States with the 1980 passage of the Bayh-Dole Act, granting to universities the right to own, license and market the fruits of their faculty research. Nations worldwide quickly followed suit, and they are building national innovation-production system, which is integrated into international networks of knowledge production, diffusion, utilization, and protection. It is time to do similar effort in Africa and support the African Universities to build their capacity in research and innovation management. Also it is time to change the Fulbright program and spend less on senior scientist to have their sabbatical in the developing countries to study their culture, history and “spread democracy. Instead we should provide support to young scientist from Africa spent time in the USA and provide grant for them to able to go home, reintegrate themselves into their societies in Africa , enhance their research capacity and build their future at home. We should provide financial support to the African Universities to start to network in Africa and increase the research capacity. Therefore the Clinton Foundation should organize workshops for university leaders, summer schools for young scientists and train them to be able to manage their research and innovation in Africa and be competitive in the Global arena.
My questions:
What could the Clinton Foundation do to have a better understanding of the knowledge based societies in Africa?
How could the Clinton Foundation promote the role of the universities in the national innovation systems in Africa?
What could be the role of the Clinton Foundation in the knowledge triangle refers to the interaction between research, education and innovation, which are key drivers of a knowledge-based society anywhere including Africa?
What could be the role of the Clinton Foundation in the help of African countries to continuously adapt to the knowledge based economy?
How could the Clinton Foundation help in the African countries to encourage universities to be natural partners for both business and government as the global economy grows increasingly?

]]> By: Esther Okeke-Nwokwu http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1984 Esther Okeke-Nwokwu Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:53:32 +0000 http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1984 I really thank President Clinton in all that he is doing in Africa and more that he will do in the future. Please I want to use this time to let every one know that it is better to say what you know than to say what you think because I don't know where Barry Saiff is from and where he/she gets his/her informations from. "A major reason why HIV spreads so quickly in Africa is that African women have no control over their sex lives". I am an African women, born and brought up in Africa too, so please what you are saying is totally wrong or maybe you can elaborate more in what you meant about that. Thanks Mr. President. I will see you some day because we are doing some workshops in our area too. Thanks I really thank President Clinton in all that he is doing in Africa and more that he will do in the future. Please I want to use this time to let every one know that it is better to say what you know than to say what you think because I don’t know where Barry Saiff is from and where he/she gets his/her informations from. “A major reason why HIV spreads so quickly in Africa is that African women have no control over their sex lives”. I am an African women, born and brought up in Africa too, so please what you are saying is totally wrong or maybe you can elaborate more in what you meant about that. Thanks Mr. President. I will see you some day because we are doing some workshops in our area too.

Thanks

]]> By: Nkatha http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1952 Nkatha Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:28:27 +0000 http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1952 Mr. Bill, I serve in my place of work as a clerical officer and partly as a HIV support counselor. I am deeply touched by the work you are doing in Africa. God bless you so much. I desire to see education on HIV/AIDS circulate in the entire world because that is when people will really know what it means to live with the virus and not only that, also how to manage it. It is managable - thank God for ARV's. Continue with the good work. Am behind you! Mr. Bill,

I serve in my place of work as a clerical officer and partly as a HIV support counselor. I am deeply touched by the work you are doing in Africa. God bless you so much. I desire to see education on HIV/AIDS circulate in the entire world because that is when people will really know what it means to live with the virus and not only that, also how to manage it. It is managable - thank God for ARV’s. Continue with the good work. Am behind you!

]]> By: Antoinette http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1934 Antoinette Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:09:29 +0000 http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1934 Dear Bill, I am reading your book Giving and would like to complement you with the great work you're doing. Dear Bill,

I am reading your book Giving and would like to complement you with the great work you’re doing.

]]> By: Monique http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1933 Monique Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:20:56 +0000 http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1933 Dear Bill, You signed your book "Giving" for me yesterday and I can't wait to read it. If there is anything I can do to help with your plans please let me know (please see website). Monique Dear Bill,

You signed your book “Giving” for me yesterday and I can’t wait to read it. If there is anything I can do to help with your plans please let me know (please see website).

Monique

]]> By: Bolarinwa Obahiagbon http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1923 Bolarinwa Obahiagbon Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:26:57 +0000 http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1923 Dear Mr Bll Cinton , I feel great and seeing you take the beautful step of saving humanity especial in Africa in your last tour ,i wish you had nigeria maped out too that would have made me join in the phisical work of making people lives torched may God bless you as you do your service to humanity. Dear Mr Bll Cinton , I feel great and seeing you take the beautful step of saving humanity especial in Africa in your last tour ,i wish you had nigeria maped out too that would have made me join in the phisical work of making people lives torched may God bless you as you do your service to humanity.

]]> By: Suzanne http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1921 Suzanne Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:42:45 +0000 http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1921 I just found your website and I have tears in my eyes. Thank you SO MUCH for giving us hope for a better world and for being such a wise and loving presence in the world for all of us. God bless you and your work, Suzanne I just found your website and I have tears in my eyes. Thank you SO MUCH for giving us hope for a better world and for being such a wise and loving presence in the world for all of us.

God bless you and your work,

Suzanne

]]> By: hiutopor http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1891 hiutopor Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:57:30 +0000 http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1891 Hello Very interesting information! Thanks! Bye Hello

Very interesting information! Thanks!

Bye

]]> By: Whitney Harrelson http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1890 Whitney Harrelson Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:07:10 +0000 http://clintonafrica.org/2007/08/05/standing-together-to-overcome-stigma/#comment-1890 Dear President Clinton, Although I am a little late in writing, I wanted to commend you for continuing the very important work you're doing and sharing it with others around the world. The reason for my delay in commenting is because our organization just finished hosting the first-ever global Youth Microenterprise Conference where 270 youth leaders and other members of all sectors from around the world convened to discuss how young people can become greater partners in efforts to improve their entrepreneurship, microenterprise, and livelihood opportunities. It was wonderful to read through your blogs and see how young people were engaged in all aspects of your travels. We are grateful for your initiatives that demonstrate young people are leaders and are making a social and economic development impact today, as well as being the decision-makers of tomorrow. We welcome you to join us as these learning events continue! Dear President Clinton,

Although I am a little late in writing, I wanted to commend you for continuing the very important work you’re doing and sharing it with others around the world. The reason for my delay in commenting is because our organization just finished hosting the first-ever global Youth Microenterprise Conference where 270 youth leaders and other members of all sectors from around the world convened to discuss how young people can become greater partners in efforts to improve their entrepreneurship, microenterprise, and livelihood opportunities. It was wonderful to read through your blogs and see how young people were engaged in all aspects of your travels. We are grateful for your initiatives that demonstrate young people are leaders and are making a social and economic development impact today, as well as being the decision-makers of tomorrow. We welcome you to join us as these learning events continue!

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