Los Angeles, California – August 2016: The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s Leadership Council brings together global experts on sustainable development from academia, business, civil society and the public sector. Its members include H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco; American business mogul Ted Turner; Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations,...
Los Angeles, California – 2015: Jennifer Gross met Robert Egger in 2012, when he was president of the DC Central Kitchen, the country’s first “community kitchen.” Inspired by his work, Jennifer reached out to Robert, and at their meeting she presented his first individual donation to help build L.A. Kitchen...
Casino Pio, Vatican City – July 22, 2015: Organized by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, “Prosperity, People and Planet in the Cities” was held at the Vatican with the goal of translating the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to work at the city level. The “Prosperity, People and...
Synod Hall, Vatican City- July 21, 2015: On one momentous day, “50 Mayors of the most important cities of the world” came together with Pope Francis at the Vatican’s Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences “to address two interconnected dramatic emergencies: human-induced climate change and social exclusion in the...
Mayange, Rwanda- July 16-20, 2015: In the first leg of the Documentary that Blue Chip and VII Photo are creating together was in Mayange with VII Photo Founder, Photographer Gary Knight. We happened to be there for the Millennium Promise end-of- year retreat, which helped the photographers get a larger...
Cura Orphanage, Cura, Kenya – February 2015: On February 2, 2015, Jennifer Gross traveled to Cura, 30 minutes north of Nairobi, to reaffirm her commitment to the orphanage Blue Chip Foundation had pledged to support a few years earlier. She had been working across Africa on a series of solar...
Africa – January 31, 2014: The African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government declared 2014 the Year of Agriculture and Food Security with focus on “Transforming Africa’s Agriculture for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods, through Harnessing Opportunities for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development.” The selection of this theme...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – January 31, 2012: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a library at Keykokeb primary school, which was established under an innovative United Nations scheme. His presence highlighted the importance of books for young people. The ceremony commemorated the hand over of a “Thank You Small Library (TYSL),”...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – January 23-30, 2012: During Jennifer Gross’s first trip to Africa in 2012, while in Mali with Jeff Sachs, Special Advisor to the Secretary General of the United Nations on the Millennium Development Goals, he presented her with a rare opportunity to join him at the African...
Nairobi, Kenya – January 13, 2012: The opening of the Columbia Global Centers | Africa in Nairobi and represented the culmination of the University’s impactful engagement with Africa spanning several years. Signing a Host Country Agreement with the Government of Kenya established the Center as an international organization, providing a...