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Sibtein Alibhai Asaria - Making the
Davos Dream Come True

• Sibtein Alibhai

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Who would have thought that an acorn of an idea
many years ago would have led to a presentation
to the United Nations and a pledge to create a
new kind of philanthropy? The acorn was the idea
of bringing together the highest achievers in the
worldwide Khoja community to share experiences
and better co-ordinate giving, to both Khoja
communities and Humanity at large.
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We polished this acorn, nurtured it carefully
and helped it grow, until last month it blossomed
into the Khoja Business Leaders Summit, a
landmark event staged in the incredible,
inspiring surroundings of Davos in
Switzerland. Now it has solid roots and
fast-growing branches. Attendees at the summit
industrialists and thinkers, billionaires and
medics pledged to look at philanthropy in a new
way. We signed the Khoja Davos Accord, promising
to take concrete actions to make a difference.
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We resolved to support one another to increase
our collective philanthropic efforts, and
identified three priorities eradicating poverty
in the Khoja community through sustainable
economic development education for the
underprivileged and emergency disaster
relief. The creation of a Khoja Wealth Fund is a
sustainable way to leverage this potential, and
White Papers from each of the three priority
groups are due by the end of the year.
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To raise awareness, we partnered with Global
Sustainability Network to adopt United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals on increasing
economic productivity ending forced labour,
slavery and trafficking and protection of labour
rights. As a result, the Khoja Davos Accord was
presented at the UN by Raza Jafar, the founder of
Global Sustainability Network.
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Thank You...