| June 2009 |
PPAF brings together the public and private sectors, the international community and civil society, to work toward reducing poverty, especially in Madagascar and the Dominican Republic...
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| April 2009 |
Great News! In January PPAF received its 501(c) 3 public charity designation from the US Internal Revenue Service. That means that donations received are tax deductible to the full extent of the law and may be made directly to PPAF...
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| December 2008 |
In the context of world economic crisis, development aimed at helping people lift themselves out of poverty is both more critical and more elusive. The recently concluded UN Conference on Financing for Development, held in Doha, Qatar, points to the critical issues and actions needed on a global basis.
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| July 2008 |
You'll see in this newsletter that PPAF has been busy in both Madagascar and the Dominican Republic, as well as at the UN during the annual session of the Economic and Social Council. We also have an appeal for funding for a health project in Madagascar. Please help if you can...
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| April 2008 |
Welcome to the PPAF newsletter for the 1st quarter of 2008. If this is the first time you are viewing our newsletter, be sure to look at earlier ones on our website for work in policy development and pro-poor business, including the recent conference on fish farming in the Dominican Republic...
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| Dec 2007 |
As 2007 draws to a close, PPAF is celebrating its first full year of operation. PPAF derives from resolutions adopted by the UN Economic and Social Council on the UN Public-Private Alliance for Rural Development and it maintains strong UN ties....
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| Oct 2007 |
This newsletter covers work from late July through mid-October, 2007, including UN Economic and Social Council recognition of PPAF, and meetings and work in Santo Domingo, San Pedro de Macoris, and New York City. It covers two main PPAF themes: policy development and pro-poor business development...
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| Jul 2007 |
PPAF was prominently involved in several United Nations-related events in Vienna and Geneva in June and July, which helped strengthen its position for work in the Dominican Republic and Madagascar. These included the 7th Global Forum on Reinventing Government, organized by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA)... |
| May 2007 |
"Partners Against Poverty" was the theme that launched the Public-Private Alliance Foundation on May 18 at the United Nations in New York. Over 120 people, including Ambassadors, UN officials, people from the business sector, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, business associations including Hispanic Chambers of Commerce in the U.S. and Canada, media and others attended the event... |