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&lt;strong&gt;Managing Organization: &lt;/strong&gt;
Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (&amp;quot;SEAF&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;dd&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seafweb.org/&quot; TARGET=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.seafweb.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Activity Description: &lt;/strong&gt;
Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (&amp;quot;SEAF&amp;quot;) is a global investment firm focused on providing growth capital and operational support to businesses in emerging markets and those underserved by traditional sources of capital. SEAF selectively makes structured debt and equity investments in locally owned enterprises with high growth potential. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Based in Washington D.C., SEAF invests in more than 20 countries around the world through an international network of 15 offices in Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Investors include a cross section of public and private institutions, including several of the international finance institutions, local pension funds, insurance companies, banks and family offices. &lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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 <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:49:16 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Ana Escalante</dc:creator>
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 <title>Macedonia Connects</title>
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&lt;strong&gt;Managing Organization: &lt;/strong&gt;
Academy for Educational Development (AED)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Activity URL: &lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;dd&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mkconnects.org&quot; TARGET=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.mkconnects.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Activity Description: &lt;/strong&gt;
With the support of USAID’s Last Mile Initiative, Macedonia has become the first all broadband wireless country in the world.  In a country almost completely covered by mountains and where 42% of the population lives in rural areas, all of the schools have been connected to the Internet.  As a direct result of the project, access to the Internet will decline from $125 USD per month to $15-20 USD per month.&lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:42:33 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>John Paul</dc:creator>
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