Trevor Neilson, president of the Global Philanthropy Group which is now managing Madonna's Raising Malawi projects, played down the war of words.

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His Global Philanthropy Group is managing Madonna's projects in Malawi.

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He spoke about the challenges of the people in the Congo and what his group aims to achieve, at the Global Philanthropy Forum, a conference held last week in Redwood City, Calif.

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