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Bono
Copyright 2006, The Harry Walker Agency, Inc. All rights reserved
Bono uses his rock star status to raise awareness about the crises in Africa:
unpayable debts, uncontrolled spread of AIDS, and the unfair trade rules which keep Africans poor.
Speech Topics:
A Lesson in Giving Back:
In an impassioned speech that continues to inspire audiences, Bono speaks out about the devastating issues plaguing Africa and the difference that one voice can make.
Corporate Responsibility and Social Accountability:
Bono encourages corporate executives to step outside their normal roles and consider larger issues to try and understand how they can more positively impact the world.
Bio Synopsis
Rock Star Turned Humanitarian
Bono is the lead singer of Irish rock band U2, who have sold over 130 million albums worldwide. U2 have won numerous awards for their music including 14 Grammys and 12 MTV Awards, and were inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. Using his fame to draw attention to Africa and the crises of poverty and HIV/AIDS, Bono has gained access to the world’s most powerful politicians.
Promoting Global Social Awareness
Bono first became involved in issues affecting Africa as part of the Live Aid response to the Ethiopian famine in 1984. Since then he has actively supported Amnesty, Greenpeace and Jubilee 2000 'Drop the Debt' movement. The New York Times cited Bono's work as a catalyst for President Bush’s promise of nearly $30 billion more over five years to fight AIDS and poverty. In 2004, this promise resulted in the largest increase in US foreign assistance in 40 years.
A Willing Leader
In 2002, Bono co-founded an organization called DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa) to raise public awareness of these issues, and put pressure on rich governments to increase resources for Africa and improve policies which impact African countries. In his capacities as co-founder of DATA, Bono campaigns for a greater worldwide response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic devastating Africa. He has traveled to Africa with then Secretary of the US Treasury Paul O'Neill, and toured churches, campuses and town halls with African AIDS activists across America's Midwest. At this year’s G8 summit in Scotland, world leaders promised an extra $25bn for Africa in foreign assistance.
“Here’s what I know about him: first, he’s a good musician; secondly, he’s willing to use his position in a responsible way. He is willing to lead, to achieve what his heart tells him, that is that nobody - nobody - should be living in poverty and hopelessness in the world.” -President Bush (at the launch of the Millennium Challenge Account, March 2002)
"You have made people listen. You have made people care, and you have taught us whether we are poor or prosperous, we have only one world to share. You have taught young people that they do have the power to change this world." -Kofi Annan
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