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OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
GABM and its associate members have already made a significant difference through its philanthropic and various other development programs, which are clearly reflected in the statistics below:
Tertiary Education Sponsorships
GABM associate members have provided tertiary education sponsorships to more than 12 000 deserving underprivileged individuals at approved international universities.
Entrepreneurial Development Financing
GABM associate members have established and funded the $125-million US Dollar ‘African Entrepreneurial Development Fund’, which has the specific purpose of providing small unsecured business loans of between $1000 - $10 000 to the African poor on the emulated micro financing concept that had been developed and popularized by Professor Muhammad Yunus.
To date GABM has provided approximately $45-million US Dollar in funding to more than 20 000 entrepreneurs in 35 African countries.
Corporate Investments and Partnerships
GABM’s unique and sustainable business model allows the organization to seldom request capital grants from its associate members in order to fund its philanthropic corporate activities. Its business model entails that GABM establish capital funds on regular intervals in which its associate members can invest capital.
At present GABM have six $1-billion US Dollar capital funds from which 50 percent of all profits derived from these capital funds are directed to the funding of business development projects from all over the world. This program is designed to significantly enhance business development, and develop entrepreneurship, and the alleviation of poverty.
To date more than $4-billion US Dollar has been invested in thousands of large business development projects. More than 100 000 permanent and temporarily job opportunities have been created in the process.
Equity Grants
To date GABM has made equity grants to the following deserving natural disasters:
GABM's $10-million US Dollar donation to the Asian Tsunami Disaster Fund: Read More...
GABM's $10-million US Dollar donation towards the Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts: Read More...
GABM's $20-million US Dollar donation towards the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund: Read More...
GABM's $15-million US Dollar donation towards the Japan Earthquake Relief Efforts: Read More...
GABM's $20-million US Dollar donation towards the Japan Earthquake Relief Efforts: Read More...
GABM's $2-million US Dollar donation towards the Somalian Famine Crisis: Read More...
Corporate Conferences
GABM has scheduled 46 conferences for the 2011 calendar year for international business leaders to promote entrepreneurial development globally as well as to encourage corporations to comply with the highest international standards of corporate practices and governance.
GABM Regional Chambers' Corporate Activities:
For more information pertaining to the philanthropic programs run by GABM's Goodwill Ambassadors, visit the 'Blogs' section of the website.
GABM Facts and Statistics
Download: To download the GABM Facts and Statistics, visit the 'Downloads' section of the website or click here...
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Corporate Conferences
GABM has scheduled 46 conferences for the 2011 calendar year for international business leaders to promote entrepreneurial development globally as well as to encourage corporations to comply with the highest international standards of corporate practices and governance.
GABM Regional Chambers' Corporate Activities:
For more information pertaining to the philanthropic programs run by GABM's Goodwill Ambassadors, visit the 'Blogs' section of the website.
GABM Facts and Statistics
Download: To download the GABM Facts and Statistics, visit the 'Downloads' section of the website or click here...
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