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		<title>SAEDF Portfolio Company Spotlight: AEDC</title>
		<link>http://africagrows.com/2010/06/saedf-portfolio-company-spotlight-aedc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafique Symonette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAEDF’s 2007 investment in Alternative Energy Development Corporation (AEDC) has helped to bring electric power to the more rural and underserved communities of South Africa. SAEDF’s support has been significant. As a result of South Africa being a nation so geographically vast, its population is well spread out—often a substantial obstacle in providing resources to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAEDF Portfolio Company Spotlight: Ahanang Hardware &amp; Consturction</title>
		<link>http://africagrows.com/2010/05/saedf-portfolio-company-spotlight-ahanang-hardware-consturction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 16:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafique Symonette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the help of SAEDF, greater economic opportunities and local empowerment are flourishing within South Africa. In 2001, SAEDF made an investment into Ahanang Hardware and Construction, a housing construction business located in Pretoria, South Africa. Owned and operated by a black woman, CEO Granny Seape, this unique firm offers opportunities for disadvantaged entrepreneurs in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legislation Introduced in Congress to Create Haitian Version of SAEDF</title>
		<link>http://africagrows.com/2010/03/legislation-introduced-in-congress-to-create-haitian-version-of-saedf/</link>
		<comments>http://africagrows.com/2010/03/legislation-introduced-in-congress-to-create-haitian-version-of-saedf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambassador Andrew Young</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Young]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[haiti redevelopment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As SAEDF’s Chairman Ambassador Andrew Young and others have suggested, U.S. Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY) last week introduced legislation to establish a Haitian-American Enterprise Fund. Modeled after SAEDF and other successful Enterprise Funds, the legislation is intended to promote the development of the Haitian private sector following a devastating earthquake in January 2010. Ambassador Young [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAEDF Portfolio Company Spotlight: TV Africa (African Broadcast Network)</title>
		<link>http://africagrows.com/2010/03/saedf-portfolio-company-spotlight-tv-africa-african-broadcast-network/</link>
		<comments>http://africagrows.com/2010/03/saedf-portfolio-company-spotlight-tv-africa-african-broadcast-network/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafique Symonette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Portfolio Company Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abn]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[educational programming]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAEDF has helped ABN rise to become a primary African broadcast network, with an estimated 120 million viewers in 23 African countries. TV Africa transmits educational material, centered on topics such as AIDS and HIV, along with entertainment programming. As a result of SAEDF’s investment in 1999, TV Africa created a dynamic broadcast infrastructure that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAEDF Portfolio Company Spotlight: Megkon Limited / Autosterile Africa</title>
		<link>http://africagrows.com/2010/03/saedf-portfolio-company-spotlight-megkon-limited-autosterile-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://africagrows.com/2010/03/saedf-portfolio-company-spotlight-megkon-limited-autosterile-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafique Symonette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAEDF’s investment in medical technology company Autosterile Africa helped to facilitate the production of medical treatment supplies for distribution throughout Africa. As a result of this investment, Autosterile developed a cost-effective, high quality sterilization fluid process. Autosterile services the inhabitants of South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda with this technology. By investing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAEDF Portfolio Company Spotlight: Gili Greenworld Holdings</title>
		<link>http://africagrows.com/2010/02/saedf-portfolio-company-spotlight-gili-greenworld-holdings/</link>
		<comments>http://africagrows.com/2010/02/saedf-portfolio-company-spotlight-gili-greenworld-holdings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafique Symonette</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[africa farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming in africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gil arbol]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[goodhouse paprika project]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When SAEDF invested in Gili Greenworld Holdings in 2000, it gave the agribusiness the ability to thrive and grow by establishing a successful business model. Through this opportunity, previously unemployed local citizens are now able to own farm land and contribute to the nation’s harvest. In addition to receiving bonuses, those participating in the system [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAEDF Portfolio Company Spotlight: Eerste River Medical Centre</title>
		<link>http://africagrows.com/2010/02/saedf-portfolio-company-spotlight-eerste-river-medical-centre/</link>
		<comments>http://africagrows.com/2010/02/saedf-portfolio-company-spotlight-eerste-river-medical-centre/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafique Symonette</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[community support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1999, the hospitals in the Western Cape of South Africa were facing severe overcrowding. Eerste River Medical Centre (ERMC), a SAEDF portfolio company, was there to help. With 60 available beds, the medical center helps alleviate overcrowding in the other local hospitals. This venture was designed to suit the medical needs of citizens who, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>Politico: The U.S. owes Haiti a big debt</title>
		<link>http://africagrows.com/2010/02/politico-the-u-s-owes-haiti-a-big-debt/</link>
		<comments>http://africagrows.com/2010/02/politico-the-u-s-owes-haiti-a-big-debt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafique Symonette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ambassador Andrew Young, Chairman of the Southern Africa Enterprise Development Fund, discussed how the SAEDF model could help in rebuilding Haiti. This column originally appeared on February 5, 2010, in the the Politico. Shortly after the earthquake in Haiti, the Rev. Pat Robertson took to the airwaves to declare that Haiti had “made a pact [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Huffington Post: Rebuilding Haiti With Public Purpose Capitalism</title>
		<link>http://africagrows.com/2010/02/huffington-post-rebuilding-haiti-with-public-purpose-capitalism/</link>
		<comments>http://africagrows.com/2010/02/huffington-post-rebuilding-haiti-with-public-purpose-capitalism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafique Symonette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ambassador Andrew Young, Chairman of the Southern Africa Enterprise Development Fund, discussed how the SAEDF model could help in rebuilding Haiti. This column originally appeared on January 26, 2010, on The Huffington Post. The Obama Administration is to be congratulated for immediately committing food, doctors, military assistance and $100 million in aid for the people [...]]]></description>
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