PA International integrates its networks with those of its sponsoring companies in reaction to humanitarian disasters.
Not only in PA International, but also through the regional PA companies access to high offices of Government and corporate life is guaranteed. This is of particular value in times of crises when experts and materiel must be in situ as soon as possible. In times of confusion and chaos it can deliver know-how and management.

PA International has chosen to devote much of its resources to the largest Muslim nation of this world, the Republic of Indonesia.

The Board and offices of PA International are providing their networks and services free of charge to the Kofi Annan Business School Foundation. This Foundation invites the most promising students and young professionals in the most isolated and underdeveloped areas of our world to take a degree at the best of the business schools in Europe and in North America, for free. The first two business schools to open their doors for tuition towards MBA and BBA degrees are Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School in Belgium and Hogeschool Utrecht in The Netherlands. Under the auspices of the Kofi Annan Business School Foundation they developed programs that will allow students and young professionals from the developing world not only to take degrees but also to have a year of practice in their country of origin while enjoying the fullest support through their school’s alumni organisations. Being a ‘Kofi Annan Fellow’ for life, they will be greatly assisted with access to funding, markets and networks through this alumni approach. For more information: www.kofiannanbusinessschool.org or download the brochure.

PA International initiates and/or continues to assist larger and smaller projects in Indonesia, Pakistan, The Netherlands and Belgium. It will broaden its scope to Russia and the Middle East soon.

Following the Tsunami in South-East Asia in December 2004, PA International co-funded and managed the establishment of the Lambrineu Yayasan (Foundation) in Aceh, Indonesia in cooperation with Rotary Club Brussel-Coudenberg and the Netherlands-Belgian-Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (INA) in Jakarta. With the financial and practical support of particularly Dutch/Indonesian companies a 500 m2 Community Home was built in less than 6 months. It now operates a dental, medical (with WHO), family reunion, child care (with UNESCO) and economic recovery unit, while constructing a new Ginger Factory and clean water facilities (www.lambrineuyayasan.org).

PA International and PA Asia Ltd. Jakarta Representative Office co-sponsored a major Infrastructure Summit in Bandung, West Java.

In close cooperation with Siliwangi University in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia, and other local actors PA International has assisted in the establishment of the Tasik Children’s Foundation, of a new Edgar Brood Academic Chair for English and Information Technology, in the production of an EU sponsored matrix study of the regional economy, the establishment of an institute for the promotion of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, and in the set up and management of the PT Tasik Development Company. In consultation with the Asian Development Bank and National, Provincial and Regional authorities – while closely consulting with the public – plans are developed for the infrastructural opening of South Java, notably through the potential construction of several new ports on the basis of the European Union developed Short Sea Shipping approach.

Following the earthquake in Pakistan in October 2005, PA International has started to work towards the construction of a girls school.

The May 2006 earthquake in the area of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, destroyed the houses of hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom were craftsmen working at home. PA International has proposed the construction of one or more major halls in which the craftsmen can restart their business. The Foundation is in contact with various institutions and organizations for support, funding and financing of this project.

The July 2006 tsunami that hit the south of the island of Java, Indonesia, also caused devastation in the region of Tasikmalaya where our Foundation has been active for several years now. PA International decided to build on its expertise in Aceh and construct a community home in Tasik offering similar facilities to the local population and aid organizations for the socio-economic rehabilitation of the region.