Record Number of Submissions Received for Citi Success Fund 2007

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Yayasan Hope
Yayasan Hope Indonesia is an affiliation of HOPE Worldwide, a non-profit charity organization, which is recognized as an NGO in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Hope Worldwide undergoes humanitarian programs in over 100 countries to deliver help to disadvantaged communities in the field of education, health and children social welfare. Hope Indonesia works in Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang, Bekasi, Surabaya, Medan and Pontianak. For more information please visit http://id.hopeww.org


	Printer Friendly Page		FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) November 21, 2007 Record Number of Submissions Received for Citi Success Fund 2007 Jakarta – Citi Success funding grants were presented to 94 high school teachers today. Teachers from schools in greater Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, Medan and Denpasar will use the Rp 5 million grant to implement their creative learning ideas submitted for the Citi Success Fund (CSF) 2007 competition. Organized by Citi Indonesia in collaboration with Yayasan HOPE Indonesia, CSF promotes creative teaching and learning across Indonesia. CSF was launched in 2003. "A notable feature of this year's program was the inclusion of teachers from Medan and Denpasar for the first time," said Mr. Charles Ham, Country Director, Yayasan HOPE Indonesia. "Thanks to their participation, 1,003 creative project proposals were submitted this year, which was an increase of 50% from last year." He added, "And if you exclude the entries from these two cities, we received 328 more submissions than last year. This shows that teachers are striving to improve the quality of their proposals and to bring more creativity into the classroom." The 94 successful teachers have until the end of March 2008 to implement their programs. A CSF panel of judges will monitor the projects and announce the top 10 programs in July 2008. The top 10 winners will receive an additional grant of Rp 5 million, while a Rp 10 million grant will be presented to their school. Education expert and CSF judge, Ms. Henny Supolo said a wide range of topics were covered in this year's entries with chemistry, science, mathematics physics related ideas being particularly popular. She said there were also ideas tackling social issues such as bullying. "Citi is very proud to see the impact being made by CSF, especially the development and implementation of new ideas and creative teaching programs," said Mr. Peter B. Eliot, Citi Country Officer for Indonesia. Citi Indonesia volunteers also play an active role and more than 800 Citi Peka volunteers have participated in the program since 2003. To date, CSF has reached out to over 18,000 students and 1,200 teachers. CSF is a long-term Citi Peka program. Citi Peka and CSF is funded by the Citi Foundation. In 2007, CSF was recognized and honored with an award for Best PR Program by MIX marketing magazine. # # # Citi Citi, the leading global financial services company, has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Citi's major brands include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney and Banamex. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com or www.citi.com. Citi Peka Citi Indonesia's community initiatives are managed and run under the Citi Peka program funded by Citi Foundation. Citi Peka is unique because it not only offers funding support to local NGOs, but it also includes a strong employee volunteer program component. Indeed, the success of Citi Peka relies a lot on the enthusiastic support of employee volunteers. Citi Peka programs focus on the long-term and aim to develop and enhance education and community programs in Indonesia. Citi Foundation The Citi Foundation supports organizations that help people improve their lives, businesses to grow, and communities to prosper around the world. The Citi Foundation focuses its grants primarily in three areas: financial education, educating the next generation, and building communities and entrepreneurs. Additional information can be found at http://www.citigroupfoundation.com/. Yayasan Hope Yayasan Hope Indonesia is an affiliation of HOPE Worldwide, a non-profit charity organization, which is recognized as an NGO in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Hope Worldwide undergoes humanitarian programs in over 100 countries to deliver help to disadvantaged communities in the field of education, health and children social welfare. Hope Indonesia works in Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang, Bekasi, Surabaya, Medan and Pontianak. For more information please visit http://id.hopeww.org