This Issue –
1) Spotlight on Adrian Cronauer
2) Announcements
3) Client and Affiliate News
4) New Client Roll Call
5) Trade Missions Today
6) CAT People
7) Spotlight on Fresh Creations
Steve Dow, partner at Sevin Rosin Funds in Dallas, told the New York Times in 2006 that “the VC model is broken.” A recent survey from executive search firm Polachi Inc. polled more than 100 venture capital executives, 70% of which were partners or managing partners. It found that a majority, 53% of respondents, indicated the venture capital industry is “broken.” With a less than receptive IPO market and the credit markets tightening down on M&A activities, VCs are finding few exits for their existing investments. PE shops are faced with refinancing over $300 billion of LBO debt over the next two years. Endowments and pension funds that serve as the limited partners firms are reassessing their investment in the entire asset class and are hamstrung by the denominator effect. Will this funding gap affect the US’ ability to develop new technologies and create new jobs? Many ask, “Why aren’t there more Googles” and “What will be the next big thing?” Personal computers were the catalyst in the 1980s, the internet was the catalyst in the 1990s and social networking has been a catalyst in recent years, but what will be the growth driver in the next decade? With this background, this presentation will discuss the golden years of private equity, the current environment and what the future holds for this industry and entrepreneurial activity.
You already have tax season system, whether it’s codified or not. But does your tax season system reflect careful and strategic planning and training, or does every tax season bring with it a grueling struggle to the goal line? Are you receiving the most out of each of your tax prep team, or do partners often perform work that tax preparers should do, cutting into partners’ time to see clients?
SmartCenter has created this cool infographic with five do’s and don’t that will help you and your tax season system survive this year.
http://www.cloudsway.com/blog/
Steve Dow, partner at Sevin Rosin Funds in Dallas, told the New York Times in 2006 that “the VC model is broken.” A recent survey from executive search firm Polachi Inc. polled more than 100 venture capital executives, 70% of which were partners or managing partners. It found that a majority, 53% of respondents, indicated the venture capital industry is “broken.” With a less than receptive IPO market and the credit markets tightening down on M&A activities, VCs are finding few exits for their existing investments. PE shops are faced with refinancing over $300 billion of LBO debt over the next two years. Endowments and pension funds that serve as the limited partners firms are reassessing their investment in the entire asset class and are hamstrung by the denominator effect. Will this funding gap affect the US’ ability to develop new technologies and create new jobs? Many ask, “Why aren’t there more Googles” and “What will be the next big thing?” Personal computers were the catalyst in the 1980s, the internet was the catalyst in the 1990s and social networking has been a catalyst in recent years, but what will be the growth driver in the next decade? With this background, this presentation will discuss the golden years of private equity, the current environment and what the future holds for this industry and entrepreneurial activity.
You already have tax season system, whether it’s codified or not. But does your tax season system reflect careful and strategic planning and training, or does every tax season bring with it a grueling struggle to the goal line? Are you receiving the most out of each of your tax prep team, or do partners often perform work that tax preparers should do, cutting into partners’ time to see clients?
SmartCenter has created this cool infographic with five do’s and don’t that will help you and your tax season system survive this year.
http://www.cloudsway.com/blog/
About the Ormita Commerce Network Barter Exchange PlatformSelina Markham
Ormita is the world's largest multilateral reciprocal barter exchange system, with subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide and offices in 23 countries.
-Allows a business to swap / exchange their own product or service for things they need
-Reduces the cash outlay of the business
-Every purchase is matched with a new sale
-Purchase of international advertising, trade shows, translation, legal and accounting services etc
-More sales result in more customer feedback and less cost for “give-away” samples
Barter Provides a Mechanism to Improve the Balance Sheet
-Goods acquired using barter are still counted as an increase in the assets of the business.
-Bank capital guarantees reduce available lines of credit - barter capital does not.
-Allows the organisation to meet assets and/or equity ratios for other (cash) subsidies and loans.
-Lets a business obtain future international lines of credit guaranteed by countertrading operations.
The use of networks such as Ormita can help countries to build solid industrial bases, by balancing purchases of foreign goods and services against domestic exports in a simple, but creative manner; while addressing World Bank and IMF concerns of “bilateralism” and anti-competitive behaviour. This form of trade finance has a multiplier effect as it increases overall purchasing power which helps to reduce unemployment, recover potentially depreciating (or lost) value and helps a country’s development.
"International Trade Flows Facing The Global Credit Crunch: The Multilateral Barter Trade System". University of Turin, Italy. Faculty of Economics. March 2012
“Businesses often have excess capacity in their own goods, services or infrastructure, even more so when the financial cycle slows and credit tightens. Business people find that using capacity to source needed goods and services is an attractive alternative proposition to conventional sales and credit if it can increase sales, ease cash flow or reduce reliance on conventional credit.”
"Capacity Trade and Credit: Emerging Architectures for Commerce and Money". City of London Corporation, ESRC, UKTI, BIS joint Report. City of London Corporation. Dec 2011.
http://www.barterforadvertising.com
http://www.barterforprinting.com
http://www.agriculturalbarter.com
http://www.governmentbarter.com
http://www.ormitacorporate.com
http://www.ormita.com
http://www.barterforequity.com
A snapshot of what OTS is, and how to infuse your next hybrid trade show - no matter the industry or location - to be a dynamic, omnichannel experience. Finally, some trade shows have run off-the-rails and speeding down a new highway no one ever thought to look for. See for yourself: https://tinyurl.com/TheNewNow
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Ahimsa Peace Institute a dba of Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute Nevada
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Ormita is the world's largest multilateral reciprocal barter exchange system, with subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide and offices in 23 countries.
-Allows a business to swap / exchange their own product or service for things they need
-Reduces the cash outlay of the business
-Every purchase is matched with a new sale
-Purchase of international advertising, trade shows, translation, legal and accounting services etc
-More sales result in more customer feedback and less cost for “give-away” samples
Barter Provides a Mechanism to Improve the Balance Sheet
-Goods acquired using barter are still counted as an increase in the assets of the business.
-Bank capital guarantees reduce available lines of credit - barter capital does not.
-Allows the organisation to meet assets and/or equity ratios for other (cash) subsidies and loans.
-Lets a business obtain future international lines of credit guaranteed by countertrading operations.
The use of networks such as Ormita can help countries to build solid industrial bases, by balancing purchases of foreign goods and services against domestic exports in a simple, but creative manner; while addressing World Bank and IMF concerns of “bilateralism” and anti-competitive behaviour. This form of trade finance has a multiplier effect as it increases overall purchasing power which helps to reduce unemployment, recover potentially depreciating (or lost) value and helps a country’s development.
"International Trade Flows Facing The Global Credit Crunch: The Multilateral Barter Trade System". University of Turin, Italy. Faculty of Economics. March 2012
“Businesses often have excess capacity in their own goods, services or infrastructure, even more so when the financial cycle slows and credit tightens. Business people find that using capacity to source needed goods and services is an attractive alternative proposition to conventional sales and credit if it can increase sales, ease cash flow or reduce reliance on conventional credit.”
"Capacity Trade and Credit: Emerging Architectures for Commerce and Money". City of London Corporation, ESRC, UKTI, BIS joint Report. City of London Corporation. Dec 2011.
http://www.barterforadvertising.com
http://www.barterforprinting.com
http://www.agriculturalbarter.com
http://www.governmentbarter.com
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A snapshot of what OTS is, and how to infuse your next hybrid trade show - no matter the industry or location - to be a dynamic, omnichannel experience. Finally, some trade shows have run off-the-rails and speeding down a new highway no one ever thought to look for. See for yourself: https://tinyurl.com/TheNewNow
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Ahimsa Peace Institute a dba of Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute Nevada
www.gandhiforchildren.org
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AVANI’S programs include a children’s home for girls, study classes in the slums, online education and mobile libraries for children living in the waste picker slum communities. During the COVID-19 national wide lockdown affected businesses causing many of them to shut down. Jobs were lost. The Kolhapur floods in July 2021 affected thousands of people. During times of crisis, AVANI quickly mobilizes their staff and resources and assists the destitute and deprived sections by distributing food and providing hygiene kits to anyone in need. Since 1994, Avani has rescued and prepared over 78,000 deprived children and admitted them into school throughout the 03 Districts we work in the state of Maharashtra.
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1. The Catalyst!
CAT eNEWS Volume 2 Number 4
4/17/2001
info@catalysthouse.com
www.catalysthouse.com
Mission Statement –
Catalyst! - 1: that which instigates an acceleration of forces, 2: something that causes important events to happen
3: an agent who provokes or speeds significant change or action! The Mission of Catalyst House is to be an
extraordinary agent of change and/or acceleration for its growing portfolio of clients, fomenting new ventures,
wealth and philanthropic influence while actualizing planetary equilibrium!
Who-What?
Catalyst House (CAT), a Springboard Capital affiliate, is an international strategic teaming agency. CAT arranges
Strategic Teaming Services for its clients which include introductions to business opportunities, buyer and
distributor relations, introduction of prospective strategic partners, affiliates, broker/dealers and market makers,
and the arrangement of debt, equity, and hybrid business finance. CAT is dedicated to building, expanding, and
maintaining global markets for small and medium-sized enterprises with an emphasis on emerging technologies
and sustainable enterprise. CAT provides its clients with solution, product and service alliances that ensure a
leadership position in the targeted industry(s).
This Issue –
1) Spotlight on Adrian Cronauer
2) Announcements
3) Client and Affiliate News
4) New Client Roll Call
5) Trade Missions Today
6) CAT People
7) Spotlight on Fresh Creations
1) Spotlight on Adrian Cronauer
In April 9, 2001 Special Double Issue of People Weekly, Adrian Cronauer,
Catalyst House Advisor and General Counsel was featured in the lead story,
reprinted here –
Good Morning, Vietnam, 1987 Adrian Cronauer
Portrayed by: Robin Williams
Nominated for: Best Actor, Robin William’s over-the-top turn as deejay Adrian
Cronauer won him his first of four Oscar Nominations.
“Good Morning, Vietnam has opened a lot of doors for me,” says Adrian Cronauer, who is nevertheless quick
to point out that “only a percent” of the film chronicling his 1965-1966 stint as an Armed forces Radio deejay in
Saigon “was based on real life. The money he received along with fellow vet Ben Moses when they sold their
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2. story to Robin William’s manager in 1982 helped Cronauer put himself through the University of Pennsylvania
Law School (Class of 89). Now 62 and a telecommunications lawyer in Washington, D.C., he travels the nation
speaking on veterans’ issues. “He’s even more fun in person than he was over the radio,” says Sammy L. Davis, a
longtime friend and Vietnam vet. Cronauer, who was a vice chairman of Veterans for Bush-Cheney, wasn’t invited
to the 1988 Oscars, but three years later he and his wife, Jeane, attended Williams’s 40th birthday. “I danced with
Joan Baez, he recalls. “And Bette Midler asked for my autograph!”
“People expect me to be like Robin Williams was in the movie, says Cronauer. “They’ll say, “We don’t want some
nutcase like that as our lawyer.’ I have to explain, “That’s not me!’”
People Magazine, 4/09/2001
2) CAT Announcements –
Annual Meeting
CAT held its Annual Shareholder and Board of Directors meetings on December 21, 2001 and announced that it
had succeeded in meeting the revenue models identified in the Company’s business plan through a combination
of stock for services plus consulting, sponsorship, and trade mission representation fees.
Trade Mission Acknowledgement
According to Jeffrey Gren of the US Dept. of Commerce, the ABWI/CAT-led Trade Mission to Australia in late
‘99 was “…the strongest trade mission according to attendance and business solidified in the history of this genre
(‘SMEs’) of Trade Missions, amounting to $62 million in short term sales and $1.7 billion in long term sales
between the US small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) on this trade mission and the Australian.
Consulting Emphasis in 2001
Included in the announcement was the decision to place a priority on strategic consulting for fees, owing in large
part to last year’s market value downturn and the reduced immediate value of the stock-for-consideration revenues
of CAT. All clients are invited to inquire about CAT consulting services and availability.
3) CAT Client and Affiliate News
In September 2000, FreshCreations of Hamilton,
Bermuda organized The Bermuda Jazz Festival
and Catalyst House Founder Lynnea Bylund was
a VIP guest for the event. The Bermuda Jazz
Festival featured a line-up of living legends representing a range of dynamic
interpretations and styles inherent to this diverse musical genre. Jazz greats Diana
Krall, Spyro Gyra, Roberta Flack, Boney James and Norman Brown headlined the
fifth annual event, held on Se
In September 2000, FreshCreations of Hamilton, Bermuda organized The
Bermuda Jazz Festival and Catalyst House Founder Lynnea Bylund was a VIP
guest for the event. The Bermuda Jazz Festival featured a line-up of living legends
representing a range of dynamic interpretations and styles inherent to this diverse
musical genre. Jazz greats Diana Krall, Spyro Gyra, Roberta Flack, Boney James
and Norman Brown headlined the fifth annual event, held on September 15th
and 16th. Smooth classics met fine fusion as spectators enjoyed a ‘sea of stars’
performing from a special stage built in the water at the historic Royal Naval
Dockyard. Catalyst House, and its clients in attendance participated in a one-day
Elmore Warren and Nicole Warren,
Fresh Creations, LTD.
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3. conference hosted by Alcatel on Topic: “Impact of E-Business on Networks” where a panel from the Gartner
Group addressed the attendees. (see ‘Client Spotlight’ this issue for more on FreshCreations and this year’s
‘Africa Inadaba’ music fest.
Elmore Warren and the Premier, Honorable Jennifer Smith, Justice of
the Peace, Member of Parliament - Bermuda Jazz Festival
Nicole Warren and Lynnea Bylund, Bermuda Jazz Festival
First Charter Financial has created a funding mechanism offering $2.5 to $5 million private equity raises.
First Charter Financial (“FCF”) is a marketing oriented firm that works with BDs and securities attorneys to
accomplish the registration and sales of ‘RegA’ offerings. FCF supports the registration process involving 10-15
states, then instigates a marketing push utilizing email and radio to 20 million small cap investors. In addition to
the BD fees of approximately 10%, FCF receives a total of $120k in cash and/or stock consideration. First CAT
client to pursue this funding avenue is InternetPlus.com’s new parent, ScripAdvantage.
Dennis Weaver’s Green Car - Former “McCloud” star and avid environmentalist Dennis Weaver,
76, plans to drive a retrofitted 1995 Buick, powered by hydrogen, from Washington, D.C., to Los
Angeles, in order to heighten awareness of non-pollutant modes of transportation, reports Variety
columnist Army Archerd. Hydrogen, as opposed to gasoline, does not leave harmful exhaust fumes
and is a sensible power source, according to Weaver, whose itinerary includes major cities between
D.C. and L.A. He reportedly plans to make the trip by mid-June.
4) New Client Roll Call
Wall Street Direct is a financial “infomediary” dedicated exclusively to the unique needs of accredited investors
and institutions who are interested in private companies and pre-IPO investing opportunities. The primary goal
of WSD is to democratize the private capital markets by increasing the information flow on private placement
offerings. The Company’s website provides a database of quality private offerings sponsored by nationally and
internationally known investment banks that can be viewed in privacy by investors. Wall Street Direct aggregates
the currently fragmented private capital markets into a single point of access for investors to use in their investment
process.
Metaincubation (Meta) belongs to an international technology and publicity consortium that has completed
some of the largest IT and promotional projects in history. Meta provides solutions to help businesses increase
sales and bring more of that income to the bottom line, increasing the intrinsic value. Meta’s world-class team
of software development specialists, marketing and publicity experts will provide these solutions in a unified
and cohesive manner. Meta has formed an exclusive partnership with Jupiter Island Investments (JII). JII is a
partnership that has focused on financing new business development since 1986.
5) Trade Missions Today
CAT been approached by the US Dept. of Commerce (DOC) to take on the development of US certified (and
supported) trade missions in any area of industry, anywhere in the world that the US leads missions to.
A Department of Commerce (DOC) program that is tailor made to CAT’s mission is the certified trade mission
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4. program. CAT was involved in a DOC certified trade mission to Australia in 1999 organized by American
Business Women International, which was a great successes. Under this program, a non-profit organization, a
state government or an appropriate for-profit entity can
identify a specific foreign market and apply to the DOC Commercial Service office in that country for a “DOC
Certified Trade Mission.” If approved the applicant and sent a budget for the trade mission from the DOC
Commercial Offices and dates are confirmed. The applicant organization is responsible for recruiting firms and
transferring funds to the Commercial Office for trade mission fees.
Certified Trade Missions are typically comprised of 20 or fewer client companies and are designed to match
small and medium sized, new-to-market/new-to-export U.S. companies with prospective agents, distributors, and
joint ventures or licensing partners overseas. Certified Trade Mission usually target major markets in two to three
countries with strong sales potential for U.S. goods and services. Commercial specialists at the U.S. embassies
and consulates in the targeted countries evaluate U.S. participant companies’ product or service, potential, prescreen that country’s business contacts, arrange one-to-one meetings, and handle all event logistics including
interpreter services.
CAT strategic partner, Delta Venture Partners (DVP) recently announced plans to lead a series of Pacific Rim
Trade Missions, in 2001-2. The missions will visit Manila, Philippines. Modeled after the US Department of
Commerce international trade mission programs, DVP has developed a proven methodology that provides
clients all the benefits of participation, without the expense, of traditional trade missions. This year DVP will
lead quarterly trade missions to the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, and Australia. Each
mission will include ten US information technology or bioscience companies, which have outsourced trade
mission representation to DVP.
6) CAT People
CAT Advisor, Fredric Lehrman, is an author, musician, entrepreneur, philosopher, educator, son of well-known
foreign correspondent, president of the Overseas Press Club, and a member of the Council of Foreign Relations.
Fred has been researching systems of biological energy since 1965, and has traveled worldwide as a consultant
and seminar leader on topics related to education, health business, psychology, and relationship dynamics. Fred
founded Nomad University, an explorative learning environment designed around outstanding teachers and
adventurous students. Fred is the ‘namesmith’ who suggested the name ‘Catalyst! House.’
New CAT associate, Marge Tendler, has over twenty years diversified experience in technical, sales, and
management positions in the software and professional services branches of the computer industry. Marge
specializes in new software products and start-ups, helping organizations increase sales of software products and
related services; establishing strategic alliances and international distributorships; and developing business plans
for start-up companies.
CAT International Associates –
Brazil -- Rogerio Loures. Prominent business man and
lobbyist, Denise Paiva Fonseca, Senior Strategic Advisor to
First Lady Ruth Cordosa, Communidade Solidaria, Miquel
Fontes, Director John Snow Do Brasil; Jorge Werthein,
Representante da UNESCO no Brasil, Coordenador do
Programa UNESCO/MERCOSUL;
Brasilia, Brazil, Governor’s Mansion, Clive Smith, CEO/Founder of NewDeal, Inc.
demonstrating the NewDeal School Suite to (Left - Right) Governor Cristavum Buraque,
Governor’s assistant, Denise Pavia (Senior Strategic Advisor to First Lady of Brazil), legal
assistant, Rogerio O’Rocha Loures, and Emilia Barros Quieroga, President of NIC, a Brazilian
NGO who is the Latin American Representative to Gorbachev, Rockefeller and Maurice Strong’s
Earth Council. Meeting arranged by Catalyst House Founder, Lynnea Bylund.
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5. Caribbean/Africa -- Elmore Warren, Fresh Creations;
South Pacific -- Robin Annesley, President Chamber of Commerce, Samoa; Vera Annesley, Chairwoman,
Founder Amerika Samoa Bank FDIC Approved; Anare, John Moyer, Brian O’Maney, Fiji Trade & Investment
Board FTIB;
Amerika Samoa, Lynnea Bylund, Honorable
Governor America Samoa, Robin Annesley,
President Chamber of Commerce, Samoa News
India – Sandeep Saxena, Global Trends, Bombay, Allahabad;
Philippines -- Hal Spice, Delta Venture Partners;
Korea -- Jeff Sinclair, EduActive partner, founder;
Australia -- Duncan Archibald, Commercial Foreign Services;
Europe -- Laszlo Rakoczi, World Internet Center, Silicon Valley;
Canada -- Donna Messer, Business Women Canada.
7) Client Spotlight FreshCreations/ WebChoice Bermuda, LTD.
Fresh Creations Ltd. was founded in 1993 to produce television programming,
corporate videos, commercials, and live video recordings for the Bermuda market.
Within two years the fledgling company met its initial objectives including
establishing a niche audience for The Original Video Show. This locally
focused program profiles Bermuda artists, writers, musicians, and performers in addition to notable persons
in the community pursuing endeavors of public interest. In 1997 Fresh Creations struck a deal with Guinness
International to underwrite the production and marketing of a half-hour reggae music series to be seen in Bermuda
and the Caribbean. The Guinness-branded series, GTV, featuring music videos and concert highlights of top
reggae artists struck a chord with international audiences as well. Shortly after its premier season Fresh Creations
signed two distribution agreements with UK’s Channel 4 and South Africa’s e-TV to air the programs in their
respective territories.
Notwithstanding the company’s success at television production, it continues to command a high profile in nonbroadcast productions and commercial work for Bermuda-based and overseas advertising agencies. Working
in conjunction with the client, Fresh Creations is involved from concept development to final delivery of the
completed project. Each of these production revenue streams (Broadcast and Non-Broadcast) account for about
fifty percent of company revenues. Like many production companies, Fresh Creations owns and operates its own
equipment, controlling both the quality of output and the costs associated with production. In the Bermuda market,
where extensive facilities common to larger centers like Los Angeles, New York, or Toronto are more limited,
Fresh Creations has a commitment to maintain and upgrade its facilities to keep ahead of local competitors and
stay up-to-date with ever changing technology.
This approach to creativity and quality proves itself in the caliber of productions Fresh Creations generates.
Christmas specials for the local electricity board BELCO, recruitment commercial campaigns for the Bermuda
Police Service, incentive travel promotionals for Bermuda Department of Tourism, print and television awareness
campaigns for a local AIDS charity (Allan Vincent Smith Foundation), an informational program for Bermuda
College, and corporate videos for International Business are examples of the kinds of work and clientele Fresh
Creations attracts. Fresh Creations also covered live concerts locally in Bermuda and at Sunfest in Jamaica, with
their largest concert recording filming Boys II Men, KC and JOJO, Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers. The
company now has one of the best reggae libraries in the world that can be leveraged for broadcast on the web.
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6. About WebChoice™ – WebChoice™ has developed a technology that enables all electronic equipment
with audio output capabilities to link automatically to, and interact with, any on-line PC in real time. The
audio output is called a Zaptone™, which will initiate a predetermined response on the PC. (For example,
if the audio Zaptone™ was inserted in every television commercial for Dell Computers, the browser on
the PC will automatically direct the viewers to a special page on the Dell website where viewers can
participate in sweepstakes and win Dell Desktop Computers.)
This year FreshCreations is producing a ‘World Music Festival’ entitled ‘Sounds of Africa Indaba’ – A ThreeDay Music and Arts Event Featuring Top Performing Artists from Southern Africa.
Bermuda’s tourism focus relies heavily on attracting visitors from three principal target areas: U.S. eastern
seaboard, Eastern Canada, and the United Kingdom. Of these visitors, few come from the middle-class
black market. The proposed Sounds of Africa Indaba aims to broaden the catchment area to target the black
holidaymaker in the traditional three markets, as well as lure new visitors in continental Europe and Southern
Africa (South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Namibia) with a new entertainment opportunity piggybacking
on the established success of Cup Match in early August.
The Sounds of Africa Indaba will bring African musicians, singers, traditional dancers, and artisans to Bermuda
for three entertainment filled days and nights to give Bermudans and overseas visitors an exposure to traditional
and modern African culture. The establishment of this event provides an exciting enhancement for American
visitors who enjoy the charms of Bermuda, but find the traditions of Cup Match unfathomable, however the quaint
rivalry between Somerset and St. George gives our Southern African visitors (avid cricket fans) an occasion to
indulge in our local traditions.
The Digital Divide - A sidebar initiative of the Inadaba event is an awareness campaign for the digital divide.
A phenomenon recognized by several governments and NGO’s as a key obstacle facing the future economic
prosperity of most third-world states, we are aiming to publicize this situation among Bermudans. We have
identified a not-for-profit company, CITA, operating with the Department of Education of the Western Cape that
acquires second hand computers, rehabilitates them, trains personnel to overhaul and rebuild computers, monitors
and peripherals, then learn to program software before placing the computers in township or rural schools.
Students are then able to learn first-world skills and train towards first-world careers. The digital divide is a global
problem that is being tackled by small grassroots efforts. Through this awareness campaign, we want to invite
local and exempt organizations to donate second-hand equipment for use in the CITA program.
-- The Editors
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