AHIF is also supporting another local charity, Our Father's Kitchen (OFK), a community kitchen that feeds underprivileged children. It is a non-profit project initiated by The Lime Tree which runs two restaurants in Addis Ababa. AHIF has pledged that each delegate bag distributed will provide 3 meals to school children living in severe poverty. Once Bench Events has distributed all 400 bags it has produced ahead of AHIF, a total of 1,200 meals will be provided. Sacha Serikoff-Dunford, Leader of Bench Events’ Charitable Committee, concluded: “No child can concentrate on an empty stomach. We are pleased to contribute to OFK's efforts to fight malnutrition and ensure that children don't go to school hungry.”
About the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF):
AHIF (www.AHIF.com) is the premier hotel investment conference in Africa, attracting many prominent international hotel owners, investors, financiers, management companies and their advisers. It is organized by Bench Events (www.BenchEvents.com), who has a long track record of delivering multiple premium hotel investment conferences and forums across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Bench Events’ mission is enabling prosperity by facilitating growth, networking, and thought leadership in the hospitality industry worldwide. www.BenchEvents.com
Sponsors of AHIF are: Platinum Sponsors: Accor, Hilton, Marriott International and Radisson Hotel Group; Gold Sponsors: Aleph Hospitality, Ascentis, Calibra Hospitality Consultants, CityBlue Hotels, Citymax Hotels, Derba Midroc Cement, Drawlink, Drees & Sommer, Ethiopian Ministry of Culture & Tourism, Ethiopian Skylight Hotel, febc, Haile Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Partners Africa, Insignia, IHG, JLL, Louvre Hotels Group, Munich RE, PrideInn Hotels, STR, Stuart and Partners and TIME Hotels; Exhibitors: Best Western Hotels & Resorts and E Hospitality Consultants.