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The OAG Foundation is a charitable empowerment program parallel with ODT Infrastructure Investment Program by Kingdom Investment Corporation Limited. It is not only a corporate social responsibility, but carried the origins of the founder of the company and the legacy of his family members.
About
H.E. Omer Arteh Ghalib
Somali Foreign Affairs Minister (1969–1976)
Prime Minister of Somalia (1991 – 1993)
Inspired by his father, Mr. Hassan Omer Arteh, now President & CEO of Kingdom Investment Corporation Limited, created the Operation Decisive Task "ODT" program. It is an idea and inspiration that has evolved through the years and began early on when he worked with his late father, Mr. Omer Arteh Ghalib, during the Somali conflict and civil war. Mr. Arteh spent the last ten years developing the ODT concept, a humanitarian infrastructure development program based on the sharia-compliant funding structure. To honor his late father and carry out his legacy, he has created the OAG Foundation and incorporated it with the ODT Development Investment fund of the ODT program.
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The OAG (Omer Arteh Ghalib) Foundation is a charitable organization founded on an ideology of philanthropy, memorializing the contribution of Mr. Omer Arteh Ghalib (1930 – 18 November 2020), formerly the Somali Prime Minister as well as former Secretary of State of Somalia. He is a distinguished leader in Somali history, a prominent figure in African diplomacy, and a well-known international personality - who worked tirelessly for peace and unification among the Somali people.
OAG & ODT will become an integral part of Kingdom Group as two parallel financing channels for economic recovery and sustainable growth for the Horn of Africa region and Africa. One takes the method of venture philanthropy and charity. The other takes the approach of impact investing, respectively. These two arms will help to maximize the impact and return of investment in blended strategies.
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Following his father‘s footsteps, Mr. Hassan Omer Arteh, through OAG Foundation, aims to contribute to peacebuilding for Africa and worldwide. OAG Foundation will exert these efforts through international collaborations, including providing funding and expertise to peaceology research and advocacy, children and youth education and empowerment, and academic & industrial research for development.
