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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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