[January 14, 2013] |
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Liquidnet Celebrates the First Graduating Class of the Liquidnet Family High School in Rwanda
NEW YORK --(Business Wire)--
Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, celebrates the
first graduating class of the Liquidnet Family High School located at
the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village (ASYV) in Rwanda which took place on
January 10, 2013. For the last four years, these students - many of them
orphans of Rwanda's genocide - have resided at the ASYV, a cutting edge
community aimed at educating and nurturing young adults who were orphans
of war, violence and disease to become the country's leaders. Rwanda's
president, Paul Kagame attended the ceremony at the ASYV's campus, which
is located about 30 miles from the Rwandan capital of Kigali.
Graduating class with ASYV Founder, Anne Heyman, His Excellence President Kagame, Village Director, Jean Claude Nkulikiyimfura, and Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary, Sharon Haba. (Photo: Business Wire)
While addressing the graduating students during the ceremony, President
Kagame said, "You are part of the wider Rwandan family and we want to
support you to reach your goals. So you should count on us who will be
with you throughout the way."
He continued, "We want you to leave this place with confidence, trust
and faith, in families, the country and together with your invaluable
contributions; we can shape the future of our people as we deserve and
want it to be."
About the Agahozo Shalom Youth Village
Opened in 2008 by social entrepreneur Anne Heyman, the ASYV was built to
provide Rwanda's most vulnerable youth with a place to heal and the
tools to flourish so that they can invigorate their communities and
launch Rwanda to a new level of social and economic success. Today, it
is home to 500 Rwandan teenagers and young adults orphaned by violence
and AIDS. Modeled after the youth villages Israel established after the
Holocaust to help raise relocated orphans from Eastern Europe, the ASYV
was founded with the belief that the people who ultimately rebuild
Rwanda will come from the approximately 610,000 young people orphaned in
the country. Following graduation, these young adults will return to
their villges for entrepreneurial pursuits, enter university to pursue
professional degrees, seek out immediate jobs or enroll in other
continuing educational programs.
President Kagame noted that the ASYV "has restored hope to some of the
most vulnerable children in our country. This is definitely a very good
example of a partnership that works between people from across the world
and our country who share a common vision for a better world for all of
us. The spirit of this school is about resilience, transformation of
lives and strength of character."
About the Liquidnet Family High School
The Liquidnet Family High School was named in honor of the volunteer
network of Liquidnet employees and family members who donated their time
and resources over the past five years to help turn the ASYV concept
into a reality. More than 60 employees and family members have travelled
to Rwanda over 75 times to perform skill-based volunteer projects,
including working on issues like setting up IT systems, installing a
wireless network across the entire campus, installing computer labs,
setting up accounting systems, and providing capacity-building
leadership training. In total, Liquidnet has contributed over $7.5
million to the project and has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars
through its Race4Rwanda endurance event series. The ASYV is the global
charitable partner of Liquidnet For Good, the corporate impact program
that leverages Liquidnet's resources in pursuit of a better world.
"Just a few short years ago, the ASYV was simply an idea that my wife
Anne came up with after hearing about the Rwandan orphan population.
Through the hard work of many people including the contributions of the
entire Liquidnet Family, this idea turned into a reality," commented
Seth Merrin, Founder and CEO of Liquidnet. "When these students entered
the village they had little hope and confidence and today the president
of their country called them the future leaders of Rwanda. This is a
testament to what a ground-breaking community like ASYV can achieve."
About Liquidnet
Liquidnet is the global institutional trading network that connects over
700 of the world's top asset managers to large-scale equity trading
opportunities across the globe - 41 markets across five continents. With
an average trade size of more than 42,000 shares in the US, 65,300 in
Canada, and approximately $1 million in Europe, Africa and Asia
Pacific*, Liquidnet is a leader in large block trading globally.
Liquidnet does this by going beyond what the retail market can provide
by defending and securing the integrity and the anonymity of the block
trade while continuously looking for ways to bring in new sources of
safe, actionable liquidity from asset management firms, exchanges,
brokers and corporations. Asset Managers rely on Liquidnet to help them
protect the performance of their portfolios by allowing them to enter
and exit their portfolio positions more efficiently. For more
information on the Liquidnet community, its liquidity, block executions,
and additional investment capabilities, visit www.liquidnet.com.
*For the year ending 12/31/12
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Authority of Singapore as a Recognized Market Operator. Liquidnet Japan
Inc. is regulated by the Financial Services Agency of Japan and is a
member of JSDA/JIPF. Liquidnet Australia Pty Ltd. is registered with the
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Provider, FSP number FSP3781.

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