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Star-studded Global Citizen Festival reminds attendees of their power with million-dollar pledges
['Associated Press', 'Stacey Grund']
MyNorthwest.com
NEW YORK (AP) — Global Citizen surpassed its fundraising goals for Amazon rainforest protection, African energy access and community education at the antipoverty nonprofit’s annual music festival in New York’s Central Park, headlined by Shakira and late addition Cardi B.
Global Citizen shared that they’d secured enough commitments to provide clean energy for 4.6 million homes on the continent.
American soccer star Carli Lloyd helped announce the MetLife Foundation’s $9 million to the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund.
Global Citizen also announced more than $280 million toward its goal of protecting the Amazon.
Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans said he wanted to show that, despite great feelings of hopelessness right now, progress is possible when people band together around common ideals.