Celebration of Legendary Prima Ballerina Alicia Alonso’s 90th Birthday

Foundation's chairman Dr. Aditya Jha is pleased to share that he will be hosting the celebrations and National tribute for legendary Prima Ballerina Alicia Alonso. The gala dinner is organized by the  Canadian Ballet Youth Ensemble.

Life of a Legend – Celebration of Prima Ballerina Alicia Alonso's 90th Birthday
Location: Monday, December 6th at 6.30pm, Hamilton Place/Studio Theatre

Foundation’s Senior Advisor Prashant Pathak Named to Board of Business Development Bank of Canada

Prashant Pathak, Senior Advisor of the POA Educational Foundation has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). Prashant advises the foundation on issues pertaining to social venture capital and entrepreneurship. He currently leads the First Nations Social Venture Capital Fund (SVCF) initiative of the foundation. Prashant is also active with Project Beyshick, that nutures entrepreneurship amongst the first nations youth.

NAN members receive awards for business plans

THUNDER BAY, ON, Jan. 22 /CNW/ – Project Beyshick partners Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy, POA Educational Foundation Chairman Aditya Jha, and Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) president Harvey Yesno, together with Aboriginal Affairs Minister Michael Bryant and Small Business and Entrepreneurship Minister Harinder Takhar honoured Project Beyshick 2007 participants Devon A. Meekis and Desta Buswa during an award presentation this afternoon at Queen's Park.

TIFFG Film Circuit and POA Foundation taking Canadian films to Nepal

TIFFG Film Circuit in NepalFilm Circuit, a TIFFG initiative that tours Canadian films across the Canada and around the world will be visiting New Delhi and Kathmandu in January 2007 as part of a tour of India and Nepal. Aditya Jha through his foundation has generously agreed to sponsor the Nepal segment of the tour and to further assist Film Circuit with the administration and logistics of the trip to Nepal.