MASS MAIL 23 FEBRUARY 2006 - NEPAD.... AS IT SHOULD BE

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MASS MAIL
23 FEBRUARY 2006
NEPAD.... AS IT SHOULD BE
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The FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA proudly presents you with the following information that may add value to Africa's development. Please direct any correspondence to: info@isupportafrica.com

FORMING NEW PARTNERSHIPS FOR AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT
A VOLUNTEER WILLING TO SERVE AFRICA
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SERVING AFRICA

I was witness to the essence of NEPAD (New Partnerships for Africa's Development) at the Light Engineering 2006 workshops and one-to-one business meetings that took place in Mauritius last week. This was the second event in a series of Investment Promotion Meetings held under the auspices of the EU-SADC Investment Promotion Programme (ESIPP).

At the event some 159 projects from within the SADC Region was presented while 99 SADC companies SADC were present - directly representing 114 projects. The EU was represented by 90 EU/3rd country companies with 43 EU/3rd country companies present.

More than 800 'one-to-one' official meetings were recorded and no less than 45 'letters of intent' were issued by close of conference. These figures mentioned do not include 'unofficial' networking and 'after-hour' social discussions that took place, these discussions leading to possible partnerships, joint ventures or business deals. One of the delegates told me that a deal was conceived at Johannesburg International Airport while waiting to board for Mauritius.

SEE PICTURES

This is what the NEPAD initiative is all about - forming partnerships for Africa. The current NEPAD Secretariat should take a break from their busy schedule to see how the NEPAD initiative is working for the people and then realise that NEPAD belongs to the people not just a select few.

The FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA would like to compliment all involved with this EU-SADC Investment Promotion Programme (ESIPP) initiative.

A VOLUNTEER WILLING TO SERVE AFRICA
Sarah HOLMES is a strategy consultant, currently based in Johannesburg. Sarah is keen to volunteer her services for a few months on development work in Southern Africa. She firmly believes in sustainable development and believes that her skills in consulting will be of value to some of the civil society project available. Please make contact with Sarah at:
sarah.holmes@bain.com

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Take care

COMMENTS RECEIVED

24 February 2006
Dear Peter
Great to see your report on the event in Mauritius!
Any Angolan companies present?
Regards
Roger
Roger BALLARD-TREMEER
South Africa Angola Chamber of Commerce
South Africa

23 February 2006
Thanks for the positive comments.
Please can you mention the European Commission and the SADC Secretariat who are funding ESIPP.
John Gowen
Programme Manager
EU-SADC Investment Promotion Programme
Botswana

23 February 2006
Good day Peter
I really enjoy your newsletter on NEPAD.
It gives insight about strides that are being made to make Africa an economically sound destination.
However I suggest that you change the font type of your text, probably to HTL so that it will be attractive to read.
We indeed appreciate the role you are playing in making Africa a much better place.
Kind regards,
Isaac Chipswa
Marketing Assistant
IQPC (Pty) Ltd SA
South Africa

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