NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) – Actor and Activist Leonardo DiCaprio on Thursday donated $1 million to The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.

DiCaprio’s donation, disbursed through the Leonardo DiCaprio Fund which fosters awareness of environmental issues, will help with immediate relief efforts as well as with longer-term redevelopment and infrastructure projects, including a focus towards sustainable development.

In the aftermath of the disaster, President Barack Obama asked President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush to raise funds to help those who are most in need of assistance.

As a result, the two Presidents established the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund to respond to unmet needs in the country, foster economic opportunity, improve the quality of life over the long term for those affected, and assist the people of Haiti as they rebuild their lives and “build back better.”

“I am grateful for the generous gift Leonardo DiCaprio and his Foundation have made in support of our Clinton Bush Haiti Fund,” President Clinton said. “Combined with the outpouring of donations from Americans and citizens around the world of all means, this support will go a long way to help save more lives, reach more people with emergency assistance, and help the Haitian people build their nation back stronger and more secure than it was before the earthquake.”

President George W. Bush thanked DiCaprio for his generosity, and said that this donation sends a clear message to the people of Haiti that America’s commitment to helping rebuild their country is strong.

The Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation was established in 1998 and has actively fostered awareness of environmental issues by participating with nonprofit organizations.