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‘Landmark’ OIC International Affiliate Conference
To Be Held in United States In February 2009
Philadelphia - "The Birthplace of America" and OIC International's headquarters city - will host an international conference of the OIC affiliate network in late February 2009, with representatives expected from every active affiliate worldwide.
Set for February 23-26, 2009, the gathering builds on the Leon H. Sullivan African-African American Summit in Tanzania earlier this year, and is designed to help craft the network into a powerful force for development on the continent.
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Opportunities Development Fund Launched in Ghana; Ambitious Five-Year Goals Established
"Creating Opportunities, Enhancing Lives" - a multi-million-dollar campaign to establish an "OIC Campus of Excellence" in the Ghanaian capital city of Accra and expand development and humanitarian assistance programs in all 10 regions of the country has been initiated in a partnership between OIC International and Ghana OIC.
The formal launch of the ambitious multi-year program, held recently, was attended by a representative of the President of Ghana, as well as nearly 200 other guests and dignitaries.
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Sierra Leone OIC Marks 30 Years Providing
Wide Range of Life and Vocational Skills Training
More than 15,000 youths have graduated from Sierra Leone OIC's four vocational centers, over 12,000 clients have been trained in small enterprise development and microcredit, some 5,000 beneficiaries have received management training and counseling services... significant milestones as the country builds on the past three decades and looks to the future.
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Ghanaian Community Honors USAID Staff
The chief and elders of Ghana's Gbumgbum community, where OIC International supports a number of agricultural projects, showed their appreciation of U.S. assistance when they conferred the title of "chieftain" on USAID mission director Robert Hellyer.
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