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        <Identifier>Form 990 Part III</Identifier>
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        <Explanation>In 2012 Leadership Initiatives created nine new businesses in the fields of Car repair, Electrical repair and instillation, Carpentry, Cobbling, Plaster of Paris POP, Poultry farming, Fish Farms, Beads making and Irrigation farming. Each business is owned and operated by local community members and all investments into each business came from local individuals. Leadership Initiatives also launched an Orphan Care Program run by LI trained business leaders and begin a new business training program to train business owners how to open second and third shops.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Form 990 Part IV</Identifier>
        <ReturnReference>C 19</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>The organization made its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public on request.</Explanation>
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      <GeneralExplanation>
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        <ReturnReference>1</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>The Association is organized exclusively for charitable and education purposes. The purpose of this organization is to improve communities worldwide by empowering their students to design creative, effective and sustainable development projects and to prepare citizens to utilize local resources, engage the community, and implement new solutions to the problems of underdevelopment.</Explanation>
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      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Form 990 Part VI</Identifier>
        <ReturnReference>11b</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>A draft of completed return was provided organizations executive director and board review with any changes or corrections incorporated into the final return.</Explanation>
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      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Form 990 Part XI</Identifier>
        <ReturnReference>9</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>Net assets in prior period overstated by 5,119.</Explanation>
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