Friday: On Hillary Clinton's Agenda

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Announce the Winners of the first Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls

Notice to the Press

Office of the Spokesperson

Washington, DC

March 7, 2012

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On Friday, March 9, 2012 at 9:45 a.m., Secretary Clinton and The Rockefeller Foundation President Dr. Judith Rodin will announce the recipients of the Secretary’s Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls.
The Secretary’s Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls seeks to identify and support innovative ideas that hold the promise of transforming the lives of women and girls around the world. The Award is funded by The Rockefeller Foundation through the Secretary’s International Fund for Women and Girls, and awardees are chosen by a panel of experts who are themselves innovators. This year’s awardees from India, Kenya and Tanzania represent scalable innovations in the sectors of agriculture, technology, economic empowerment and the “green” economy. We are honored to have as jurists this year Mohammed Yunus (Grameen Bank), Cherie Blair (Cherie Blair Foundation), Sheryl Sandberg (Facebook), Beth Brook (Ernst and Young) and Noeleen Heyzer (United Nations).
The event will be held in the Benjamin Franklin Diplomatic Reception Room and will be streamed live on http://blogs.state.gov.