Andan Foundation
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| Formation | 2017 |
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| Legal status | Foundation |
| Purpose | Non-profit public-benefit foundation |
| Location | |
Key people | Christian Kälin (Chair), Deborah Botwood Smith, Peter Krummenacher, Dr. Khalid Koser |
| Website | andan |
The Andan Foundation was founded in 2017 by Christian Kälin[1][2][3](chairman of Henley & Partners) as a non-profit public-benefit Swiss foundation[4] devoted to supporting those displaced by war, conflict and climate change. The Andan Foundation aims to increase the self-reliance of refugees by unleashing human capital through education, entrepreneurship and employment[5][6][7].
Projects supported
Andan Foundation supports the UNHCR/UNICEF - Projects[8][9]
- Elpis Solar[10] (Greece)
- Adonis Musato[11] (South Africa)
- The Generation of Innovation Leaders (GIL)[12] (Lebanon)
Andan Prize for Innovation for Refugee Inclusion
Since 2020 Andan Foundation has been sponsoring the transversal Andan Prize for Innovation for Refugee Inclusion of 100,000 $ across four Solver teams from any MIT-Solve's Global Challenge[13] dedicated to economic, financial, and political inclusion of refugees in their hosting communities.
Members of board
The foundation has four board members[14]
- Christian H. Kälin (chairman)
- Deborah Botwood Smith
- Peter Krummenacher
- Khalid Koser[15]
Team
Phillip Reuchlin (director of programs), Hala Abdelwalab (director of development), Janine Droux (project manager)
Parag Khanna, Simon Anholt, Ghada Alatrash, Daan Roosegaarde, Taavi Rõivas, Stephen J. Klimczuk-Massion (members of advisory committee)[14]
References
- ↑ Thornhill, Ted (2021-10-06). "C. Kälin - Andan Foundation". Mail Online. Retrieved 2022-01-19. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Steck, Albert. "Founder C. Kälin". NZZ am Sonntag (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-01-19. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ CNN, By Maureen O'Hare. "Henley & Partners - C. Kälin - Founder of Andan Foundation". CNN. Retrieved 2022-01-19. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Andan Foundation". Handelsregister Kanton Obwalden (Commercial Register of Canton Obwalden, Switzerland). Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Laudicina, Paul A. (2021). Roadmap to a Brighter Future: Reimagining and Realizing America's Possibilities. New York: Matt Holt Books. pp. Chapter 8. ISBN 978-1953295644. Search this book on
- ↑ "Establishment of Andan Foundation – Citizenship by Investment Journal". Retrieved 2022-01-19. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ein Anwalt vermittelt Pässe". Handelszeitung (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-01-19. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Overview of Projects". Andan Foundation. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ "Contributions to UNHCR from non-governmental organizations, foundations and private donors 2019 at Page 18" (PDF). Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Project Elpis offers a ray of hope in refugee camps". UNHCR. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ "Social Services, Peacebuilding & Sports". UNHCR South Africa. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ "The Generation of Innovation Leaders". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ "MIT Solve's 2021 Resilient Ecosystems".
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Team". Andan Foundation. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ↑ "United Nations University - UNU-Merit". Maastricht University. Unknown parameter
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External Links / See also
https://www.opportunitiesforafricans.com/mit-solve-2021-global-challenges/
https://www.herox.com/learningforgirlsandwomen
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