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NAN Grand Chief Urges Toronto Business Community to Participate in First Nation Mentoring Program
THUNDER BAY, ON Tuesday July 21, 2009: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy is appealing to businesses leaders to participate in a unique mentoring program that pairs NAN First Nation entrepreneurs with mentors from the Toronto business community as he officially launched Project Beyshick 2009 today.
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Laptop Donation Made to Nuns' Welfare Foundations Arya Tara School

Aditya Jha, a non-resident Nepali and successful Canadian Entrepreneur, visited Arya Tara School on October 16, 2008 and presented 15 children’s laptop computers to students at Nuns' Welfare Foundations Arya Tara School.

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Foundation's Senior Advisor Prashant Pathak Named to Board of Business Development Bank of Canada

Prashant Pathak, Senior Advisor of the POA Educational Foundation has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). Prashant advises the foundation on issues pertaining to social venture capital and entrepreneurship. He currently leads the First Nations Social Venture Capital Fund (SVCF) initiative of the foundation. Prashant is also active with Project Beyshick, that nutures entrepreneurship amongst the first nations youth.

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Volunteers Needed for e-Infrastructure Pilot Project in Canada and Nepal

The POA Educational Foundation is looking for volunteers in Canada and Nepal who have interest in, and are able to help with the e-Infrastructure Project. Volunteers in Canada may have the opportunity to travel to Nepal to help set-up the infrastructure, define required processes and required training around this project.

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e-Infrastructure pilot project launched for Nepali schools by North American NRN members

Toronto, March 14 – A pilot project to assess the feasibility for developing e-Infrastructure in Nepali schools has been recently launched through sponsorship from POA Educational Foundation, Canada of Aditya Jha (www.poafoundation.org) and leadership of Dr. Shiva Gautam, Harvard University. The pilot project involves10 high schools in Katmandu through donation of 50 computers and printers. The pilot project was launched after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ministry of Education, Government of Nepal. Contingent upon the results and experience from the pilot, both the Government of Nepal and project team hopes to launch it in all Nepalese schools in phases.

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NAN members receive awards for business plans

THUNDER BAY, ON, Jan. 22 /CNW/ - Project Beyshick partners Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy, POA Educational Foundation Chairman Aditya Jha, and Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) president Harvey Yesno, together with Aboriginal Affairs Minister Michael Bryant and Small Business and Entrepreneurship Minister Harinder Takhar honoured Project Beyshick 2007 participants Devon A. Meekis and Desta Buswa during an award presentation this afternoon at Queen's Park.

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NISHNAWBE ASKI NATION YOUTH STRIVING FOR SUCCESS

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NISHNAWBE ASKI NATION YOUTH STRIVING FOR SUCCESS
McGuinty Government Recognizes First Nation Entrepreneurs

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Aditya Jha appointed to Ontario Investment and Trade Advisory Council (OITAC)

Lieutenant Governor in Council of Ontario has announced appointment of Aditya Jha (Chairman, POA Educational Foundation) to the Ontario Investment and Trade Advisory Council (OITAC). The objective of the Council is to identify prospective investment and trade opportunities for Ontario; promote Ontario as a premier location for business investment and for business immigration; identify the potential for international linkages that could lead to new investment and export opportunities and provide advice to the Minister on how the Ministry can increase the effectiveness of its investment and trade programs.

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Board Member Appointed to First Nations Financial Management Board

OTTAWA, ONTARIO (November 2, 2007) - Our Government today announced the appointment of Aditya Jha to the Board of Directors of the First Nations Financial Management Board(FMB).

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Award of Recognition from Hon. Harinder Takhar

The letter below was presented by the Honourable Harinder Takhar (Minister of Small business and Entrepreneurship) to Mr. Aditya Jha at the inaugural award presentation ceremony for the 'Project Beyshick Business Plan Contest' on Wednesday February 28, 2007. We highly appreciate and thank the minister for his kind and encouraging words. The minister also served as the chief guest of the event and we again thank him for his presense and support.

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CEO Job Shadowing Program Presents Inaugural Business Plan Contest Award

Toronto, February 18th 2007 - Project Beyshick, the annual job shadowing program that  connects young people from aboriginal communities throughout Northern Ontario with CEOs from Canada’s leading corporations, will present the inaugural Business Plan Contest Award to Darcy Kejick on February 28,2007.

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TIFFG Film Circuit and POA Foundation taking Canadian films to Nepal

TIFFG Film Circuit in NepalFilm Circuit, a TIFFG initiative that tours Canadian films across the Canada and around the world will be visiting New Delhi and Kathmandu in January 2007 as part of a tour of India and Nepal. Aditya Jha through his foundation has generously agreed to sponsor the Nepal segment of the tour and to further assist Film Circuit with the administration and logistics of the trip to Nepal.

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Rising Tide lifts all boats - Aditya Jha's Timmins Keynote Address

Keynote Speech addressed by Mr. Aditya Jha, at the 16th Annual NAN Business Awards- 2006

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Joyce Hunter (Project Participant) speaks via the the Globe & Mail Flat

Globe & Mail Flay by Joyce Hunter I knew early on that I wanted to bring back a lasting example of my experience at The Globe and Mail.

To achieve this, I asked Sylvia Stead, deputy editor at The Globe and Mail if I could write a story about Project Beyshick and lay it out on a fake front page (known as a flat in industry lingo) and bring it back to the POA Foundation as a way of saying thank you and because I wanted to contribute to its support in some way.

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Letter of commendation from the Premier of Ontario (August 2006)

The letter below was presented by the Honourable David Ramsay (Minister of Natural Resources and Aboriginal Affairs) to POA Foundation's chairman Mr. Aditya Jha at the "Thank You" dinner for Project Beyshick 2006 on Thursday August 17th. We highly appreciate and thank Premier Dalton McGuinty for his kind and encouraging words.

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Media Advisory: Project Beyshick 2006 Launched

TORONTO, May 12 - The POA Foundation is proud to announce the launch of its 2nd annual Canadian development endeavor, Project Beyshick. This year, 25 individuals will be selected to participate in the mentorship program aimed at nurturing entrepreneurship among First Nations communities.

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CNW Group: NAN Youth Participate in Mentoring Project

TORONTO, ON:  Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler today acknowledged the participation of ten business executives from Torontos downtown core in a youth mentoring project, Project Beyshick, involving ten youth from Nishnawbe Aski Nation territory an area covering two-thirds of Ontario and home to 49 First Nation communities.

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