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ZKQYE Jf``hws Sh`kay Geniohhm 5

QKFNEah``fbfEdfrkAhrps*ZKQYE Jf``hws Srhbred

Qkfne ZKQYE Jf``hws

Geniohhm ?351-?359 Z

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Eohut tgf Qkfne Ah``fbf EdfrkAhrps*ZKQYE Jf``hws Geniohhm

Ygks geniohhm ks kntfnifi th of usfi es e rfjfrfnaf jhr yhu iurknb yhur tfrd wktg tgf Qkfne Ah``fbf Hjjkaf hj

Eaeifdka Ahddunkty Fnbebfdfnt EdfrkAhrps*ZKQYE Jf``hws Srhbred (gfrfejtfr Qkfne ZKQYE Jf``hws Srhbred). Kt ks

e ahdpk`etkhn hj Ahrphretkhn jhr Netkhne` eni Ahddunkty Qfrvkaf ph`kakfs eni Qkfne ZKQYE Jf``hws Srhbred

ph`kakfs eni prhafiurfs tget bukif hur hpfretkhns. Rf try hur ofst th prhvkif yhu wktg a`fer eni up-th-ietf

knjhrdetkhn= ghwfvfr, jrhd tkdf th tkdf, nfw ph`kakfs dey of eiifi. Kt ks oy nh dfens e ahdp`ftf geniohhm.

Rf erf ghnhrfi tget yhu gevf aghsfn hur prhbred th ih yhur EdfrkAhrps*ZKQYE yfer hj sfrvkaf. Kn turn, tgf Qkfne

ZKQYE Jf``hws Srhbred ahddkts th prhvkiknb yhu wktg que`kty thh`s eni up-th-ietf knjhrdetkhn sh yhur sfrvkaf yfer

wk`` of tgf ofst tget kt aen of.

Earhnyds

EAF - Eaeifdka Ahddunkty Fnbebfdfnt

EQ@ - Eaeifdka Qfrvkaf @fernknb

A9A - Ahnnfat 9 Agenbf

AFA - Akvka Fnbebfdfnt Aedp

ANAQ - Ahrphretkhn jhr Netkhne` eni Ahddunkty Qfrvkaf

IFFS - Ifvf`hpknb Fnbebknb Fiuaetkhne` Sertnfrsgkps

kDS_ - Kntfrnft Dhntg`y Srhbrfss _fphrt

KQY - Kn-Qfrvkaf Yreknknb

NFWY - Nhn-Srhjkt Fxaf``fnaf, Ahnsu`tknb Qfrvkafs eni Yrensjhrdetkhn

HEAF - Hjjkaf hj Eaeifdka Ahddunkty Fnbebfdfnt

HQE - Hptkhne` Qtejj Eatkvkty

HQHY - Hn-Qktf Hrkfntetkhn Yreknknb

SIH - Srhjfsskhne` Ifvf`hpdfnt Hpphrtunkty

SIS - Srhjfsskhne` Ifvf`hpdfnt S`enSQH - Srf-Qfrvkaf Hrkfntetkhn

QOE - Qktf Oesfi Eivkshr

QO@S - Qkfne Ohnnfr @feifr Srhbred

QOQ@ - Qkfne Ohnnfr Qfrvkaf @feifr

QQ - Qktf Qupfrvkshr

QQQ - Quddfr Qfrvkaf Qagh`ers

ZEI - ZKQYE Esskbndfnt Ifsarkptkhn

ZKQYE - Zh`untffrs kn Qfrvkaf th Edfrkae

Z@ - ZKQYE @feifr

Z@EI - ZKQYE @feifr Esskbndfnt Ifsarkptkhn

ZDQV - ZKQYE Dfdofr Qupphrt Vnkt

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Eaeifdka Ahddunkty Fnbebfdfnt Qtejj

Eidknkstretkvf Qtejj

Ir. Detgfw Lhgnshn ;1, Ikrfathr hj Hjjkaf hj Eaeifdka Ahddunkty Fnbebfdfnt

[e`ktze Nfbrhn 37,Esskstent Ikrfathr hj Eaeifdka Ahddunkty Fnbebfdfnt/EdfrkAhrps*ZKQYE Jf``hws

Enthnkus Yhny _kvfre,Esskstent Ikrfathr hj Eaeifdka Ahddunkty Fnbebfdfnt/Ohnnfr Qfrvkaf @feifrs

Ir. _utg Messf`,Esskstent Ikrfathr hj Eaeifdka Ahddunkty Fnbebfdfnt/Eaeifdka Qfrvkaf @fernknb

@hrk Oerrknbfr, Esskstent Ikrfathr hj Eaeifdka Ahddunkty Fnbebfdfnt/Hpfretkhns eni Qpfake` Srhlfats

Srhjfsshr Lhgn Gerifn, Fsq.,Eaeifdka Ahhriknethr, @faturfr - Jkrst [fer Qfdkner

Eprk` _ks`fy 5?, EAF Ahhriknethr hj Uue`kty Essurenaf eni [hutg Srhbreds

Sed Qmrkpem,Esskstent Ikrfathr hj Eaeifdka Ahddunkty Fnbebfdfnt/NFWY/Ahnnfat9Agenbf

Qkfne EdfrkAhrps ZKQYE @feifrs

ZKQYE @feifrs

Derkf @hveth, Ahhriknethr hj Dfike Srhiuatkhn eni Aerffr Fnrkagdfnt

Lhgen Dettgfws, Ahhriknethr hj _fshuraf Bfnfretkhn eni Dfike Ahrrfsphnifnt

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Rf`ahdf!

Eubust ?351

Ifer EdfrkAhrps* ZKQYE Jf``hw,

Rf`ahdf th yhur yfer hj sfrvkaf! Rf erf fntguskestka tget yhu erf ahddkttknb th e yfer hj sfrvkaf iurknb e tkdf kn hur

ahuntry wgfrf akvka fnbebfdfnt ks ofknb gkbg`kbgtfi es e wey hj eiirfssknb tgf arktkae` nffis kn hur ahddunktkfs. Hur

prhbred wes jhunifi kn Eubust ?332 eni tgf jkrst jhur ZKQYEs hj tgf prhbred stertfi kn Lenuery ?337. Hur

prhbred ges brhwn trfdfnihus`y sknaf kts knafptkhneni ges ifvf`hpfi strhnb prhbreds kna`uiknb hur hwnEdfrkAhrps* ZKQYE Jf``hws, Ohnnfr Qfrvkaf @feifrs, eni Eaeifdka Qfrvkaf @fernknb prhbreds. Ygf dksskhn hj hur

hjjkaf, tgf Hjjkaf hj Eaeifdka Ahddunkty Fnbebfdfnt (EAF) ks th prhdhtf, ifvf`hp, supphrt, eni ahnnfat Qkfne

stuifnts, jeau`ty, stejj wktg tgf brfetfr Nfw [hrm Qtetf Aepkte` _fbkhn eni ofyhni tgrhubg eaeifdkae``y brhunifi,

sustekneo`f, ifvf`hpdfnte`, du`tkjeaftfi, ahddunkty pertnfrsgkps. EAF jhausfs hn jhstfrknb, iffp, sustekneo`f

pertnfrsgkps wktg `hae` ahddunkty pertnfrs kn ghpf th ouk`i tgfkr aepeakty th ofttfr sfrvf tghsf kn nffi tgrhubg entk-

phvfrty knktketkvfs. [hu lhkn e `fbeay hj hvfr 9,333 dfdofrs wgh sfrvfi ofjhrf yhu eni gevf bkvfn tgfkr tkdf eni

ifikaetkhn th esskst kn pkhnffrknb e `hnb `estknb ahddktdfnt th ouk`iknb aepeakty kn `hae` ahddunkty pertnfrs oy

eiirfssknb tgfkr nffis tgrhubg knikrfat sfrvkaf.

Es e dfdofr kn hur prhbred, nht hn`y wk`` yhur sfrvkaf gevf e phsktkvf kdpeat kn tgf ahddunkty, kt wk`` e`sh agenbf

yhu. [hu wk`` ifvf`hp nfw smk``s eni kntrhiuaf yhu th nfw pfhp`f, eni ouk`i e ofttfr unifrsteniknb hj tgf junatkhnknb

hj nhn-prhjkts, saghh`s eni htgfr puo`ka sfrvkaf ebfnakfs es yhu brhw prhjfsskhne``y tgrhubg hur prhbred. [hur

sfrvkaf tfrd bkvfs yhu tgf hpphrtunkty th age``fnbf yhursf`j eni th fxp`hrf yhur `kdkts.

Kn hrifr th gf`p yhu prhbrfss knth e suaafssju` yfer egfei, tgks geniohhm ges offn arfetfi th gf`p prhvkif yhu tgf

thh`s eni bukienaf hj hur prhbred fxpfatetkhns hj feag hj hur EdfrkAhrps* ZKQYE Jf``hws. Rf ghpf yhu wk`` jkni

tgks geniohhm es e usfju` bukif es yhur prhbrfss tgrhubg yhur whrm. Kj yhu gevf eny qufstkhns hr whu`i `kmf thprhvkif eny jffioeam hn tgks ihaudfnt, p`fesf jff` jrff th ahnteat eny hj hur Eidknkstretkvf Qtejj hr yhur

ahrrfsphniknb ZKQYE @feifr. Rf tgenm yhu jhr yhur ahddktdfnt eni ifikaetkhn th gf`pknb jkbgt phvfrty kn hur

ahddunkty eni yhur pesskhn jhr netkhne` sfrvkaf. Rf `hhm jhrweri th whrmknb wktg yhu tgks yfer!

Dey yhu fnlhy e rkag eni rfweriknb sfrvkaf fxpfrkfnaf!

Ofst,

Hjjkaf hj Eaeifdka Ahddunkty Fnbebfdfnt Eidknkstretkvf Qtejj

eni EdfrkAhrps* ZKQYE @feifr Yfed

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Dksskhn eni Ze`ufs

Qkfne Ah``fbf

Qkfne Ah``fbf ks e `fernknb ahddunkty eivenaknb tgf kife`s hj e `kofre` erts fiuaetkhn, rhhtfi kn kts kifntkty es e Jrenaksaen eni Aetgh`kaknstktutkhn.

Es e `fernknb ahddunkty, Qkfne ks ahddkttfi th e stuifnt-afntfrfi fiuaetkhn fdpgeskzknb iynedka jeau`ty-stuifnt

kntfreatkhn. Ygrhubg e o`fniknb hj `kofre` erts eni prhjfsskhne` fiuaetkhn, Qkfne Ah``fbf prhvkifs fxpfrkfnafs eni

ahursfs hj stuiy knstk``knb tgf ve`ufs eni mnhw`fibf th `fei e ahdpesskhnetf, rfj`fatkvf, eni prhiuatkvf `kjf hj sfrvkaf

eni feifrsgkp.

Es e `kofre` erts ah``fbf, Qkfne jhstfrs tgf rkbhrhus kntf``fatue` ifvf`hpdfnt hj kts stuifnts tgrhubg e gfe`tgy fxagenbf hj

kifes ohtg knskif eni hutskif tgf a`essrhhd. Kt prhvkifs hpphrtunktkfs th ifvf`hp arktkae` eni arfetkvf tgknmknb= th

demf rfeshnfi eni knjhrdfi luibdfnts= th epprfaketf au`ture` ikvfrskty= th iffpfn efstgftka sfnskok`kty eni th fngenaf

wrkttfn eni hre` ahddunkaetkhn smk``s. Kt ifvf`hps kn feag knikvkiue` en epprfaketkhn jhr tgf rkagnfss hj fxp`hrknb

mnhw`fibf jrhd e verkfty hj pfrspfatkvfs eni iksakp`knfs.

Es e Jrenaksaen ahddunkty, Qkfne strkvfs th fdohiy tgf vkskhn eni ve`ufs hj Qt. Jrenaks hj Essksk< jektg kn e pfrshne` eni

prhvkifnt Bhi, rfvfrfnaf jhr e`` arfetkhn, ejjkrdetkhn hj tgf unkquf whrtg hj feag pfrshn, if`kbgt kn ikvfrskty,

epprfaketkhn jhr ofeuty, sfrvkaf wktg tgf phhr eni derbkne`kzfi, e ahddunkty wgfrf dfdofrs whrm thbftgfr kn

jrkfnisgkp eni rfspfat, eni ahddktdfnt th ouk`iknb e whr`i tget ks dhrf lust, pfeafeo`f, eni gudenf.

Es e Aetgh`ka ah``fbf, Qkfne sffms th eivenaf nht hn`y tgf kntf``fatue` brhwtg hj kts stuifnts, out tgfkr spkrktue`, rf`kbkhus

eni ftgkae` jhrdetkhn es wf``. Yh tgks fni, Qkfne ks ahdphsfi hj eni kn ike`hbuf wktg pfhp`f jrhd ikjjfrfnt rf`kbkhus

eni au`ture` treiktkhns= jhstfrs e arktkae` epprfaketkhn hj tgf Aetgh`ka kntf``fatue` gfrktebf kn ahnvfrsetkhn wktgahntfdphrery fxpfrkfnaf= prhvkifs edp`f hpphrtunktkfs jhr whrsgkp eni sfrvkaf= fxp`hrfs tgf dhre` ikdfnskhns hj

ifakskhn-demknb kn ousknfss eni tgf prhjfsskhns= eni ejjkrds tgf ikbnkty hj tgf knikvkiue` wgk`f pursuknb tgf ahddhn

bhhi.

Ygf Jrenaksaen Yreiktkhn

Qkfne's Jrenaksaen kifntkty rfqukrfs us th of e stuifnt-afntfrfi ahddunkty. @kjf ks `kvfi kn, wktg, eni jhr, htgfr guden

ofknbs. Et tgf sedf tkdf, kt rfspfats tgf krrfp`eafeo`f ikbnkty hj tgf knikvkiue` eni tgf knikvkiue`'s jrffihd hj

ahnsakfnaf. Jrenaks's vkskhn hj ahddunkty wes fbe`kterken eni nhn-eutghrkterken, ahnafrnfi wktg brhwtg eni

jrffihd, out gf knskstfi hn gh`iknb dfdofrs hj tgf ahddunkty eaahunteo`f jhr tgfkr ahntrkoutkhns th ahddunkty

`kjf eni jhr tgfkr knikvkiue` ofgevkhr.

Ygf Jrenaksaen treiktkhn e`sh prhvkifs rfshurafs wgkag ahntrkoutf th hur eaeifdka fxaf``fnaf. Jrenaks ae``fi gkdsf j

skdp`f eni un`fernfi yft gei e prhjhuni eni ahgfrfnt unifrsteniknb hj guden kifntkty, shake` `kjf eni tgf pgyskae`

whr`i. Ygks unifrsteniknb ofben wktg aerfju` ettfntkhn th tgf rfe` fxpfrkfnaf hj ofknb guden, `kvknb kn e ahddunkty,

ofknb sktuetfi kn e pertkau`er p`eaf, out tgfn gf put tgks fxpfrkfnaf kn tgf ahntfxt hj e treiktkhn. Gf ahu`i e`sh `kstfn th

eni `fern jrhd pfhp`f jhrdfi oy htgfr treiktkhns.

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Hjstaf hj Eaeifdka Ahddunkty Fnbebfdfnt

Eaeifdka Ahddunkty Fnbebfdfnt (EAF) ifvf`hps eni supphrts eaeifdkae``y brhunifi, sustekneo`f, ifvf`hpdfnte`,

du`tkjeaftfi, ahddunkty pertnfrsgkps tget ahnnfat stuifnts, jeau`ty, stejj eni ahddunkty dfdofrs wktg tgf nffis

eni essfts hj tgf Aepkte` _fbkhn eni ofyhni tgrhubg ahddunkty fnbebfdfnt. Kn tgf treiktkhn hj Qt. Jrenaks, wf p`eaf

tgf arfetkhn eni eaquksktkhn hj mnhw`fibf kn ike`hbuf wktg tgf nffis eni essfts hj tgf brfetfr ahddunkty tgrhubg

hur rfakprhae` pertnfrsgkps. EAF faghfs tgf `kjf hj Qt. Jrenaks oy fnbebknb e`` ahddunkty dfdofrs kn ah-arfetkhn hj

mnhw`fibf eni ahddunkty agenbf. EAF, thbftgfr wktg htgfrs, ouk`is e aedpus au`turf hj sfrvkaf tget ve`ufs tgf

ahntrkoutkhn hj ikvfrsf vhkafs wktgkn eni ofyhni aedpus.

Jeau`ty eni Qtejj

EAF prhvkifs jeau`ty eni stejj wktg eaafss th tgf aurrfnt rfsferag, essfssdfnt, eni pfiebhbkae` dftghis eni

detfrke`s kn eaeifdka ahddunkty fnbebfdfnt. EAF prhvkifs jeau`ty, stejj, stuifnts eni ahddunkty pertnfrs treknknb

kn Srho`fd-Oesfi Qfrvkaf @fernknb eni htgfr jhrds hj eaeifdka ahddunkty fnbebfdfnt (f.b. ahddunkty-oesfi

rfsferag, ph`kay hptkhns orkfjs, fta.) eni eivhaetfs jhr tgf kntfbre` neturf hj eaeifdka ahddunkty fnbebfdfnt es pert

hj e Qkfne fiuaetkhn.

Qtuifnts

EAF prhvkifs stuifnts eni rfafnt breiuetfs wktg eaeifdka ahddunkty fnbebfdfnt `feifrsgkp hpphrtunktkfs tgrhubg

tgf Qkfne Ah``fbf Ohnnfr Qfrvkaf @feifrs Srhbred, tgf Qkfne Ah``fbf ZKQYE Jf``hws Srhbred, eni htgfr EAF

knktketkvfs. Ohnnfr Qfrvkaf @feifrs eni ZKQYE Jf` hws kn turn esskst jeau`ty, stejj eni stuifnts wktg ifvf`hpdfnt eni

kdp`fdfntetkhn hj eaeifdka sfrvkaf `fernknb prhlfats, ahddunkty oesfi rfsferag, eni htgfr jhrds hj eaeifdka

ahddunkty pertnfrsgkps.

Sertnfrs

@hae` Sertnfr Hrbenkzetkhns erf tgf oeamohnf hj EAF knktketkvfs. @hae` Sertnfrs erf ah-fiuaethrs, ahddunkty

enaghrs, eni shurafs hj ahddunkty vhkaf eni ahddunkty agenbf. EAF e`sh pertnfrs netkhne` y eni rfbkhne``y wktgAedpus Ahdpeat, Ygf Ohnnfr Jhunietkhn, Ygf Ahrphretkhn jhr Netkhne` eni Ahddunkty Qfrvkaf,

EdfrkAhrps*ZKQYE, eni htgfr hrbenkzetkhns th jurtgfr ifvf`hp eaeifdka ahddunkty fnbebfdfnt et Qkfne eni

earhss tgf rfbkhn, eni th ouk`i netkhne` ikstknatkhn jhr Qkfnes Jrenaksaen ahddktdfnt th eaeifdka ahddunkty

fnbebfdfnt. EAF pertnfrs `hae``y wktg e verkfty hj ahddunkty-oesfi hrbenkzetkhns tgrhubg hur netkhne``y

rfahbnkzfi IFFS pertnfrsgkp dhif`.

IFFS (Ifvf`hpknb Fnbebknb Fiuaetkhne` Sertnfrsgkps)Ygf Qkfne IFFS Qfrvkaf Dhif` orknbs thbftgfr tgf ofst preatkafs jrhd tgf Ahddunkty Qfrvkaf, Qfrvkaf-@fernknb,

eni Akvka Fnbebfdfnt, eni Ahddunkty Ifvf`hpdfnt `ktfreturfs wktg tgf rfshurafs hj tgf Ahrphretkhn jhr Netkhne`

eni Ahddunkty Qfrvkaf, tgf Ohnnfr Jhunietkhn, eni tgf rkag gksthry hj sfrvkaf et Qkfne Ah``fbf.

Knjrestruaturf eni Aepeakty Ouk`iknb

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Rf prhvkif eaeifdka supphrt sfrvkafs jhr jeau`ty, stuifnts, eni ahddunkty pertnfrs fnbebfi kn ahddunkty

ifvf`hpdfnt tgrhubg eaeifdka sfrvkaf pertnfrsgkps. Kn feag pertnfrsgkp wf demf, hur bhe` ks th ouk`i tgf aepeakty

hj