AEF Abercrombie and Kent Tanzania (II)

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SUMMARY OF PROJECT INFORMATIONProject Name Tanzania – Abercrombie & Kent Tanzania IIRegion Sub-Saharan AfricaSector TourismProject No 009601Projected Board Date June 30, 1999Company Name Abercrombie & Kent (Tanzania) Ltd.Technical Partner and/or Major ShareholdersThe Company is owned by Mr. Geoffrey Kent, a Kenya born British national and longtime resident of Kenya. Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment Project cost - US$660,000 IFC loan - US$300,000Location of project and Description of SiteArusha, Tanzania on a seven acre plot on the outskirts of town. The plot includes a single story office and a stores block, a workshop and parking bays.Description of Company and Purpose of Project Abercrombie & Kent Tanzania (A&K) is a leading local tour operator that packages and markets holidays in Tanzania. The Company contracts hotel accommodation, organizes land and air transportation within the country, provides local guides and liases with all providers of ancillary services for the tourists. The project is for the purchase of Toyota Landcruiser vehicles to carry tourists, camping equipment and improvement of A&K’s premises.Environmental Category and Issues This is an environmental review category B project. Environmental and occupational health and safety issues include camp site locations, coordination with Park authorities, vehicle entry limits, sewage and liquid effluent disposal, solid waste disposal, water supply, fuel supply, oil/motor fluid disposal, fuel/oil storage, vehicle safety, employee safety training and emergency response.The Environmental Review Summary is available from the Public Information center.Host Country At the Company’s officesEnvironmental Documents Date SPI sent to PIC May 3rd 1999“This Summary of Project Information is prepared and distributed to the public in advance of consideration of the proposed transaction by the Corporation’s Board of Directors. It is provided for the purpose of enhancing the transparency of IFC’s activities and should not be construed as presuming the outcome of IFC Board consideration.”For Additional Information Contact: Corporate Relations Unit –Telephone: (202) 473-7711Facsimile: (202) 974-4384Environmental documents for this project are available at http://www.ifc.org and from the World Bank InfoShop (http://www.worldbank.org/html/pic/aboutinfo.html).