Transcript Working Together to Protect Refugees

Working Together to Protect
Refugees
Refugee Council Conference
23 March 2011
London
David Ndiwanyu | CEO/Founder
NILE African Development [NAD]
African International Achievers [AfIA] Awards
About NAD
NAD helps build a better future for Refugees,
Asylum Seekers, African Diaspora and
Grassroots of Africa.
Setup by Refugees
 Mission
to make a positive difference in people's lives
by working in partnership to create and
implement innovative solutions to critical
social and economic problems.
 Vision
a world in which all individuals have the
opportunity to reach their full potential and
contribute to the well-being of their family,
community, country, and world.
 Values
Passion, Respect, Results, Integrity,
Innovation, Diversity & Excellence
How NAD Works
 We works with indigenous local and
international partners to create and
sustain Refugees and Grassroots
African Organisations, which serve the
transformation of needy communities.
 Create Young Leaders. Spark social
Change.
Connections are key: We thinking and
we acting.
The subjects of rights. Not the objects
of charity.
Forge the future with a local hand.
 Dynamic and not static
NAD Partners include…
What we DO
 NAD is committed to solving critical
social problems and building the
capacity of individuals, communities, and
institutions to become more selfsufficient.
NAD works in all the major areas of
human development, with a focus on
improving education, health, and
economic opportunities for the least
advantaged (Refugees and the
Diaspora) in the United Kingdom and
Africa.
The awards mission is to generate
greater understanding of the United
Nations Millennium Development Goals
to galvanize public support for their
achievement, and
to honour exceptional efforts to achieve
the goals.
Shine a spotlight on those that are
making exceptional progress
help generate public support for their
projects
“Collaboration is a way to
leverage collective expertise to
improve organisational
efficiency”
Thank You!
NILE African Development [NAD]
African International Achievers [AfIA]
[email protected]
http://www.nileafrica.org
http://www.africanachievers.org