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How can people in a first-rate country like Canada be living in Third-World conditions?

That disturbed Aditya Jha, 52, president and CEO of Karma Candy Inc. -- one of Canada's largest contract confectionery manufacturer.

Training program gives First Nations gallery owner chance to learn from top-tier museum

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.

The foundation's flagship project - Project Beyshick - and foundation's chairman Mr. Aditya Jha were recently featured in a book titled "We Are the New Radicals".  The book, authored by former speech writer Julia Moulden, explores and explains the idea that "people around the world, thousands of people who have found success in their chosen careers are getting the call to do something more with their lives -to give something back to a world desperately in need of their help. And you don't have to be a billionaire to do so."

To get her idea across, Julia quotes Aditya as one of the New Radicals who founded Project Beyshick to nurture entrepreneurship amongst the First Nation Communities in Canada. 

For more information on the book visit http://wearethenewradicals.com

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.

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

Immigration Minister Diane Finley convened a closed­ door, roundtable discussion with a group of South Asian businessmen and professionals, October 19, to get feed­ back on temporary foreign workers' programs and ways in which the government could get some of India's brightest and best to come to Canada.

In another high-profile appointment for South Asians in Canada, the government named Aditya Jha November 2 to the board of directors of the First Nations Financial Management Board.

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).

Giving First Nations entrepreneurs a hand-up so they can break the cycle of handouts.. We'll hear about Project Beyshick, a program to help talented aboriginal people hone their business skills.

Aditya Jha, Chairman of POA Educational Foundation talks about Project Beyshick on CBC Radio 1 featured on July18 at 12:15pm for 8:30 min.

Jealousy, ridicule within communities prevent aboriginal youth from pursuing education, training

Access to education and training is widely considered to be a crucial part of improving the state of poverty in many aboriginal communities. Canadian universities and colleges have created programs to assist aboriginal youth with everything from transitioning into urban living to studying aboriginal science. However, one aboriginal entrepreneur says that it is not only access to programs that stops aboriginal people from pursuing higher education, but their communities as well.

Founder sees program as way to help natives break away from government handouts

While most computer techs wage daily battles with destructive viruses, self-described "geek" Devon Meekis has to fight an affliction which can be even more debilitating than the most insidious spyware program.

Twenty-five entrepreneurs from Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) are in the midst of job shadowing top executives in Toronto. Project Beyshick, a job-shadowing project that focuses on nurturing entrepreneurship and career development among First Nations youth, got underway July 13.

Twenty First Nation youth arrived at Trent University on July 13 to participate in a series of workshops to learn about entrepreneurship from leading business and cultural experts as part of Project Beyshick, a youth mentoring program focused on career mentoring and entrepreneurship among Aboriginal youth aged 21 to 35 years. 

Aditya Jha is a man of action. Determined to live his legacy while he is still around to contribute to it, the successful information technology entrepreneur has committed to a life of social responsibility through his support of opportunities to aid those beleaguered by economic exclusion and poverty.

Aboriginal students enrolled in the Chef School at George Brown College will now have the opportunity to access additional sources of financial support thanks to a generous endowment $250, 000) gift from Mr. Aditya Jha, a leading business entrepreneur and chairman of the POA Educational Foundation.

"Let’s be unafraid of taking on the world as tomorrow’s leaders."

Until recently, for me, this line was just a grouping words – words that our leaders keep repeating to give us hope and strength to keep going. After going through Project Beyshick, we the 16  participants have been shown that being tomorrow’s leaders is entirely possible and entirely worth it.

He is the epitome of entrepreneurial success. Back in July 2001, despite the downturn phase of the technology industry, Isopia, a company he co-founded was acquired by Sun Microsystems Inc., USA for USD $100 Million. Yes, he is a South Asian living in Toronto and if you haven’t heard about him yet, it’s time you did ...

Aditya was interviewed by Omni TV at the Sangam Conference at Schulich School of Business for the Technology Panel.

QUEEN’S PARK, TORONTO. Project Beyshick, the annual job shadowing program that pairs young people from aboriginal communities throughout Northern Ontario with CEOs from Canada’s leading corporations, recently announced its Business Plan contest award worth $15,000 to Darcy Kejick.

Winning business plan pits produce against rampant diabetes

Fresh fruits and vegetables are scarce commodities in the remote northern community Darcy Kejick calls home.

The lack of healthy food choices, along with a lack of exercise, help explain why diabetes is rampant in North Spirit Lake, a tiny Nishnawbe Aski Nation community about 600 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay.

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.

Darcy Kejick, a member of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, has received an award for his recent business plan. Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler together with Minister for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Harinder Takhar, POA Educational Foundation Chairman Aditya Jha, and Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) president Harvey Yesno, awarded contest winner Kejick with $15,000 toward a business plan during an awards event today at Queen's Park.

THUNDER BAY, ON, Feb. 28 /CNW/ - Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler together with Minister for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Harinder Takhar, POA Educational Foundation Chairman Aditya Jha, and Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) president Harvey Yesno, awarded contest winner Darcy Kejick with $15,000 toward a business plan during an awards event today at Queen's Park.

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.

A Canadian company's gift will provide more awards and bursaries for students taking indigenous studies at Trent University.

POA Educational Foundation chair Aditya Jha helps establish $100,000 endowment for Indigenous Studies students; new partnership with Trent also created