Shell, Others: Business Action Against Corruption - Shell, others Anglo American: Socio-Economic Assessment Toolbox (SEAT) – making an impact and measuring it (see also World Business Council on Sustainable Development site)
Unilever, BAT, SITPRO, Diageo: Business Action for Improving Customs Administration in Africa Cafédirect, East Africa* Gambia is Good* Tatepa / CDC: Fairtrade Tea - economic security for famers
Accenture Development Partnerships - GSM Association: Bridging the digital divide with increased access to voice and data services Anglo American, Royal Dutch Shell, Shell Foundation, SABMiller, Unilever: Investment Climate Facility ATM Solutions: ATMs – cash machines in non-traditional areas Ethiopian Airlines: Pan-African Travel – connecting the continent GSMA Development Fund, with Motorola Case Study RDC: Digital Pipeline – responsible IT recycling Visa: Sekulula & Mzansi – financial access at the bottom of the pyramid
Anglo American: Local Business Development Anglo Khula Junior Mining Initiative* BHP Billiton: Mozal – enabling business by doing business BP: Private Sector Initiative, Tanzania* BP: Private Sector Initiative, Malawi* Brookside Dairy: Dairy Farmers – an opportunity to double their revenues CDC: US$100m to Africa Agribusiness Fund Cisco Systems Networking Academy© Program** De Beers: Mwadui Community Diamond Partnership, Tanzania Doro !Nawas Lodge in the Doro !Nawas Conservancy, Namibia* EQI: Siwa – reviving old traditions to build new business Great Lakes Cotton Company: Cotton Seeding Treatment Programme, Malawi* Mbarara Gatsby Business Park* Mondi: Black Gold* Olam/TechnoServe : Cashew Alliance – collaborating to develop a pan-African industry Rio Tinto: Palabora - business linkage centre Rwanda: Gorilla Tourism* SABMiller: Eagle Lager – creating new markets for sorghum farmers Shell Foundation: Aspire: Boosting Africa’s Entrepreneurs TEDCOR: Waste Management – an opportunity for SME development Unilever: Allanblackia – scaling up a new non-timber forest product Unilever: ProTaNut - Profitable Tanzanian Nut* Unilever: Sustainable tea growing*
DfES, Various Companies: Ghana Industrial Skills Development Centre Eskom: BEE – empowering new entrepreneurs in South Africa
Accenture Development Partnerships - AMREF: Providing innovative e-learning on-the-job-training solutions for Kenyan nurses Anglo American: the largest directly delivered ART programme in the world Bionexx: Artemisia – fighting malaria with local inputs Diageo: HIV/Aids employee workplace programme Diageo: Water of Life: Reaching one million people with clean drinking water Kenya: Alive & Kicking* Merck & Co: ACHAP – the African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships Merck & Co.: The Blueprint for Business Action on HIV / AIDS Microsoft’s Pan-African Unlimited Potential (UP) Programme in Partnership with African Governments** Microsoft: Kenyan partnership leads national drive to harness ICT in education Moladi: Modular Construction – housing the nations Standard Chartered: Living with HIV Unilever, Others: New Business Alliance to Improve Nutrition in Africa Unima/Aqualma: Shrimp Aquaculture – integrating social considerations VidaGas: Health Infrastructure – an innovative business-led solution West Africa Business Association: Capacity Building in Africa World Economic Forum, Various Companies: Business Alliance Against Chronic Hunger
AfricaPractice and Diageo: Newsdesk: Business Africa - an innovative and creative learning tool that allows students to develop journalism skills whilst exploring contemporary development issues in Africa 2007 Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards (DABRA): call for entries in seven categories recognising excellence in reporting on business in Africa, and announcement of regional awards programmes in East and West Africa 2006 Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards (DABRA): winners announced
British American Tobacco: Social Responsibility in Tobacco Programme Unilever - agriculture in Africa Nestlé and Africa: sustainable agriculture initiatives
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