{"id":677,"date":"2015-09-18T06:01:27","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T06:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eoncharity.org\/?p=677"},"modified":"2022-04-08T13:34:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T07:49:51","slug":"world-economic-forum-receives-eon-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eoncharitynepal.org\/index.php\/2015\/09\/18\/world-economic-forum-receives-eon-award\/","title":{"rendered":"World Economic Forum in Geneva Receives EON Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2010, the <strong>World Economic Forum<\/strong> in Cologny\/Geneva Switzerland became the first Patron of the <strong>Education for Orphans of Nepal<\/strong> charity. Due to the +15 year relationship of MatterhornNepal-GuideSource Treks &amp; Expeditions&#8217; guiding outdoor activities for the Forum, the Founder and Executive Chairman&nbsp;<strong>Professor Klaus Schwab<\/strong>, expressed interest in supporting the EON Charity&#8217;s work. Prof Schwab has been promoting education on a global scale for many years, and has invested a great deal of time, interest and funding toward fostering that commitment. When Prof Schwab learned of the efforts in Nepal by the MNGS co-owners, he became the first Patron of EON as it was established as a legal entity.<\/p>\n<p>Following a unanimous vote by the EON Board of Directors, on September&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">15th in Geneva Switzerland,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The World Economic Forum received the EON Charity&#8217;s award&nbsp;<\/span>entitled<span style=\"font-size: small;\">&nbsp;the &#8216;<strong>Certificate of Recogn<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>ition&#8217;<\/strong> for its&nbsp;<\/span>continued<span style=\"font-size: small;\">&nbsp;patronage and support. When the charity was formed only seven children were funded, but today, through&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">the support of&nbsp;organisations like the Forum and individuals like Prof Schwab, EON now supports the living and educational expenses of more than 25 Sherpa orphans.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-678\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-678 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoncharity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/EON-KSRF2-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"EON-KS&amp;RF2\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prof Klaus Schwab Exectuive Chairman,<br \/>World Economic Forum &#8211;&nbsp;<br \/>Roger Fleming, EON Board Chair.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The EON Charity, Board, supporters and EON children wish to thank Professor Schwab and the Forum, for serving as examples in the business community of commitment to&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">social&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">responsibility.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2010, the World Economic Forum in Cologny\/Geneva Switzerland became the first Patron of the Education for Orphans of Nepal charity. Due to the +15 year relationship of MatterhornNepal-GuideSource Treks &amp; Expeditions&#8217; guiding outdoor activities for the Forum, the Founder and Executive Chairman&nbsp;Professor Klaus Schwab, expressed interest in supporting the EON Charity&#8217;s work. 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