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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.

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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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.

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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McGuinty Government Recognizes First Nation Entrepreneurs

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.

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).

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.

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.