Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Joins Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees
Rockefeller Foundation today announced the appointment to its Board of Trustees of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Managing Director of the World Bank and former Nigerian Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs.

"Ngozi is an exceptional leader with an outstanding record of achievement in the field of poverty alleviation and economic reform in Africa," said James F. Orr, III, the Board's chairman. "We have continued to add Trustees to the Board who can bring specific, diverse skills, experiences and perspectives that meet the needs of the Foundation as it advances its mission for the 21st century. The Board will benefit enormously from Ngozi's important insight into the major issues confronting today's globalized world."


Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
"Ngozi has outstanding breadth and depth of experience and I will cherish her stewardship and counsel," said Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation. "As we support a new generation of innovative solutions shaped by and for the people of developing countries, Ngozi's unique insight will prove immeasurably valuable."

Dr. Okonjo-Iweala, 54, served from 2003 until 2006 as Nigeria's Minister of Finance, and earned international acclaim for her work on economic reform, fiscal transparency and financial stability. During 2006, she also served as Minister for Foreign Affairs and was the first woman in Nigeria to hold the two posts. Previously, she worked for 21 years at the World Bank as a development economist, rising to the post of Vice President and Corporate Secretary.

Dr. Okonjo-Iweala graduated from Harvard and received a Ph.D. in Regional Economics and Development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has received numerous awards and honorary degrees for her work and serves on the boards of the ONE Campaign, the World Resources Institute, the Nelson Mandela Institution, Friends of the Global Fund of Africa, and the African Institute of Science and Technology, among others.

The Rockefeller Foundation fosters innovative solutions to many of the world's most intractable challenges, affirming its mission, since 1913, to "promote the well-being" of humanity. Today, the Rockefeller Foundation works to ensure that more people can tap into globalization's benefits while strengthening resilience to its risks. Foundation initiatives include efforts to mobilize an agricultural revolution in sub-Saharan Africa, build new markets for Impact Investing, support strategies and services that strengthen economic security for American workers, inform more equitable, sustainable transportation policies in the United States, help communities cope with the impacts of imminent and worsening climate change, and assure access to affordable and high-quality health systems in developing countries.
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Sorry but what is Rockefeller foundation

I no know wetin this woman take do una.

Sorry but what is Rockefeller foundation

An NGO named after the great American shylock oil magnate, John D Rockefeller who gave almost all his wealth to charity before his death. It's ironic how he donated the same money he trampled on people to make to charity. No African man will do that.

The Rockefeller Foundation (RF) is a prominent philanthropic organization and private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The preeminent institution established by the six-generation Rockefeller family, it was founded by John D. Rockefeller ("Senior", along with his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr. ("Junior", and Senior's principal business and philanthropic advisor, Frederick T. Gates, in New York State in 1913.
Its central historical mission is to "promote the well-being" of humanity.
Some of its historical achievements include:
Financially supported education in the United States "without distinction of race, sex or creed";
Established the first schools of public health;
Developed the vaccine to prevent yellow fever;
Funded the original development of the social sciences;
Supported the establishment of a large range of American and international cultural institutions;
Funded agricultural development to expand food supplies around the world.
Funding eugenics programs in colleges and universities [1]
The endowment's assets were $3.7 billion at year-end 2006, and ranks 15th in total assets, out of all foundations in the United States. Although it is no longer the largest foundation by assets, the Rockefeller Foundation's pre-eminent legacy ranks it among the most impactful and influential NGOs in the world

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I no know wetin this woman take do una.

When will you learn to put your dirty snout in only the trough designed specially for you?

igbo noise is at again. .she is from delta.

Aloy.Emeka:

?When will my mama learn to put her dirty snout in only the trough designed specially for her?

Aloy.Emeka:

An NGO named after the great American shylock oil magnate, John D Rockefeller who gave almost all his wealth to charity before his death. It's ironic how he donated the same money he trampled on people to make to charity. No African man will do that.

It is as if generosity is inversely proportional to wealth for the average Nigerian.

Aside from Mobolaji Bank-Anthony, I cant recall any other 'over wealthy' Nigerian who left a legacy of lasting philanthropic contributions for the common man. I still remember an old article with a list of the 50 richest men in Nigeria. Mobolaji Bank-Anthony was the only one commended for his efforts towards charity. The old man was described as a true example that God loves a cheerful giver.

they should leave this woman alone abeg!

Let them find someone else to trumpet over- is she the only Nigerian they know?

It is as if generosity is inversely proportional to wealth for the average Nigerian.

Aside from Mobolaji Bank-Anthony, I cant recall any other 'over wealthy' Nigerian who left a legacy of lasting philanthropic contributions for the common man. I still remember an old article with a list of the 50 richest men in Nigeria. Mobolaji Bank-Anthony was the only one commended for his efforts towards charity. The old man was described as a true example that God loves a cheerful giver.

Very true. Mobolaji Bank Anthony gave all his wealth to charity in his will yet nobody has cared to make him Nigeria's number one hero.

what a great woman
nwanyi a di too much

My woman will be the next okonjo. Watch out.

Aloy.Emeka:

Very true. Mobolaji Bank Anthony gave all his wealth to charity in his will yet nobody has cared to make him Nigeria's number one hero.

Which raises the question "does the average Nigerian know what is right?". The corrupt politicians and military rulers of the past are more popular with Nigerians than the likes of Sir Bank-Anthony. If true, it supports the point of view that Nigeria is what the average Nigerian made it to be.

Aloy.Emeka:

My woman will be the next okonjo. Watch out.

am sure Okonjo will thank you and yours for finally removing your korokoro greedy eyes from her matter, when that happens.

IF.

Which raises the question "does the average Nigerian know what is right?". The corrupt politicians and military rulers of the past are more popular with Nigerians than the likes of Sir Bank-Anthony. If true, it supports the point of view that Nigeria is what the average Nigerian made it to be.

You can't say that because a lot of Nigerians don't know about Bank Anthony and his contribution to charity. Blame the govt and the media that relegated his name to division 5.

am sure Okonjo will thank you and yours for finally removing your korokoro greedy eyes from her matter, when that happens.

IF.

May be your understanding is retarded, I think, because something is not right with your reasoning. Some nut is really missing in your head. See your brain mechanic as soon as possible.