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Activities supported during the reporting period
PDAid Foundation
We actively support the PDAid Foundation. Through education,
financial means, personal communication and mentorships,
the foundation supports talented young individuals from
disadvantaged communities in becoming positive change agents
within corporate and societal management. Financial support
cannot stand alone, as the segment of young people enrolled
in the foundation must experience first-hand mentorship from
adult leaders and role models. For more information on the
PDAid Foundation, please turn to page 44.
World’s Best News under the auspices of UNDP Nelson Mandela Library Project
We provide both economic and communication and design
We support ‘The World’s Best News’ – a Danish campaign set up
by the UN, DANIDA with the support from more than 100 Danish support to the Nelson Mandela Library Project, giving South
aid organizations. We do so with the purpose to inform about the African children the chance to learn how to read, enabling them
big progress made in developing countries. Numerous challenges to become self-supporting and independent individuals. The
remain. However, we are constantly making progress towards Nelson Mandela Library Project transforms freight containers
ending extreme poverty. With our support to this initiative, we into libraries with a long service life.
promote the message that multi-national development aid is
both necessary and beneficial, while informing people of the
positive progress in developing countries.
UNFCU Africa Golf Project The Kilimanjaro initiative
We support the UNFCU Africa Golf Project, putting forward the PDAid continues to support the Kenyan NGO, Kilimanjaro
notion that golf is potentially the most useful sporting tool Initiative (KI). Through our support, we wish to demonstrate
for development in an urban environment in Kenya. It offers the importance of involvement in local communities along with
a unique platform that can actually bridge social divides and development issues, while enhancing the quality of assistance
engage both benefactors and beneficiaries unlike any activity. to those in need. We hope to raise further awareness of KI by
promoting its cause and activities through our communication.
Sport is a very effective tool for development. It can engage, To learn more about the recent PDAid Kilimanjaro experience,
motivate and mentor a large number of young persons. In Kenya, we encourage you to visit our website to view our short film,
and in Africa at large, there are a number of sport development displaying details concerning the purpose of the climb as well
programs that assist children and youth in one way or another. as the KI concept. It is our sincere hope that our attempts to
During the reporting period, PDAid delivered two logo designs raise awareness of KI will allow us to assist them in obtaining
to this commendable project. noticeable benefits with far-reaching consequences.
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