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Cisco And Global Citizen Announce Collaboration To Help End Extreme Poverty By 2030
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, international advocacy organization Global Citizen and Cisco announced a new, three-year partnership to
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[{"type":"text","content":"SAN JOSE, Calif., June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, international advocacy organization Global Citizen and Cisco announced a new, three-year partnership to power the movement to end extreme poverty. The company will commit funding and technology to help end extreme poverty, playing a vital role in making progress towards the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development and ending extreme poverty by 2030.\nCisco's technology partnership with Global Citizen is part of the company's commitment to working with customers, partners, and government and community leaders, to address key social and economic challenges. Using the network, cyber security, and collaboration technology, Cisco and its partners are building solutions for global homelessness, providing greater access to physical and mental healthcare, educating and developing workforces, and creating financial inclusion.\nWith Global Citizen, Cisco will now provide the technology, content, and storytelling platforms at its various festivals and other thought leadership forums and events. In addition, Cisco will provide the collaboration technology solutions used to fuel Global Citizen's business, including connecting Global Citizen with key donors, partners, ambassadors, and festival curator. This new partnership will also provide a platform for Cisco employees to engage with the charitable causes they are passionate about. \n\"The power technology has to make a difference and solve for real social problems like poverty is core to our identity here at Cisco. We are excited to drive meaningful social impact with Global Citizen with the expansion of our partnership,\" said Francine Katsoudas, Executive Vice President & Chief People Officer of Cisco.\n\"Global Citizen and Cisco share an affinity for using innovation and technology to amplify a single voice to effect change for many. We use technology every day to call upon world leaders and the private sector to make commitments that can unlock billions of dollars for the fight to eradicate extreme poverty,\" said Hugh Evans, CEO and Co-Founder of Global Citizen. \"2020 marks a critical moment in the fight for a sustainable future, with just ten years to go for us to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Through this multi-year partnership with Cisco, we are excited to equip advocates and activists around ...