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==People==

Latest revision as of 16:45, 30 March 2015

Cherie Blair Foundation for Women is a foundation set up in 2008 by Cherie Blair in London.

Finances

In 2010 it was revealed just £11,808 had been spent on the Mentoring Women in Business scheme and under £30,000 on a project in East Africa called Sunny Money for Women.

In the period 1 May 2008 to 31 October 2009 the foundation raised £671,348, £375,611 was spent on seven charitable causes and £258,266 was spent on permanent and temporary consultants.[1]

Bailed out by Cherie

In 2010, according to the Telegraph and Companies House, Cherie was forced to lend her own charity more than a quarter of a million pounds to balance the books. She also had to make a 'significant donation' to pay staff wages and consultants' costs which included £113,225 to the former chief executive Connie Jackson.

Donors

Accenture | Bank of America | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | ExxonMobil | JP Morgan | Oak Foundation | Qualcomm | Trafigura Foundation | United States Agency for International Development | Visa | Vodafone Foundation | Cheryl Saban Self-Worth Foundation| COMO Foundation | Crescent Enterprises- | Marsh and Mclennan Companies | Prudential | Relief International | Merck[2]

Donations

  • In 2014 the charity received a £1 million grant from Accenture to be spread over two years to run a programme in Rwanda for 15,000 women to receive business training.[3]
  • In 2013 the charity received $625,965 (£405,000) from the US Agency for International Development, a body that was under the control of Hillary Clinton, the then Secretary of State.[4]

Members

Rajesh Agrawal | Paul Baird | Paolo Basilico | Gabriella Basilico | Lady Katy Tse Blair | Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith | Tina Brown | Paddy Campbell | John Catsimatidis | Azia Chatila | Paul Costelloe | Ann Gloag | David Gloag | Patricia Hewitt | Chandra Jessee | Richard Jones | Natalie Jones | Cambridge Jones | Rob Lemelson | Lord Raj | Lady Veena Loomba | Chas Moloney | Judith Soeryadjaya | Nurzhan Subkhanberdin | Zhanna Subkhanberdin | Sir David Tang | Bruno Wang | Samantha White[2]

Partners

US Department of State | United Nations Development Programme | UN Women | Empower Women | Care International UK | Facebook | International Center for Research on Women | United Nations Office for Partnerships | London Business School | Self Employed Women's Association | Citi | LinkedIn | KORET Foundation | Youth for Technology | GSMA Connected Women | Global Banking Alliance | Cisco | Center for Financial Inclusion | Economic Empowerment for Women | Clutterbucks | Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs | WeConnect | Near East Foundation | Mara Foundation | Afford | Capgemini | Western Galilee College | Ladiesfund | Marton House | DHL | Organization of Women in International Trade | Yayasan Pendidikan & Vokasional Wanita Malaysia | WISE | FEMNET | Agora | Telecentre | Tanzania Gatsby Trust | PlaNet Finance | Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply | Al Majmoua | Idobro | Firstmonie | Bizdas | Digital Opportunity Trust | Supportive Community | The International Alliance for Women | Huru Consult | Murtala Muhammed Foundation | Hen India | Tanzania Women's Bank | Business Engage | DFCU | MENA Apps | Arabreneur | Sabah Women Entrepreneurs & Professionals Association | K Lab | Association for Women's Total Advancement & Technology | Thunderbird | Difference Makers | Women of Uganda Network | African Women Foundation | African Women's Entrepreneurship Program Ghana[2]

People

Trustees

Staff

Contact

Address: PO Box 60519,
London,
W2 7JU, UK
Phone: +44 (0)20 7724 3109
Email: enquiries@cherieblairfoundation.org
Website: http://www.cherieblairfoundation.org/

Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ Robert Mendick Cherie Blair bails out her own charity with £250,000 loan Telegraph, 4 April 2010, accessed 30 March 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cherie Blair Foundation Donors and partners, accessed 30 March 2015
  3. ↑ Robert Mendick Cherie Blair’s empire and its secret HQ Telegraph, 30 March 2014, accessed 30 March 2015
  4. ↑ Robert Mendick Cherie Blair's charity handed £405,000 by US Telegraph, 12 May 2013, accessed 30 March 2015
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cherie Blair Foundation Our team, accessed 30 March 2015
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