AEF-KAILA LODGE ZAMBIA

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SUMMARY OF PROJECT INFORMATIONProject Name: Kayila Lodge, Zambia Region: Southern Africa Sector: TourismProject No.: 4825Company Name: Kayila Lodge Zambia LtdDescription of Location: Lower ZambesiDate SPI sent to PIC: November 17, 1994Projected Approval Date: January 10, 1995Description of Company and Purpose of Project: Kayila Lodge Zambia Ltd is a new company set up to own and operate a recently completed 8 bed safari lodge on the lower Zambesi River. The project is for the expansion of the lodge to a capacity of 12 beds and for the addition of vehicles and boats.Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders: The shareholders are S.M. McCormick (39%), L.S. Games (29%), D. Games (29%) and A. Masutu (3%). A technical partner in the operation of the lodge is Safari Par Excellence, Zimbabwe, which is a well established canoe and lodge safari operator and white-water rafting group in Zimbabwe. SPE is controlled by S.M. McCormick and L.S. Games.Project Cost: US$384,000Environmental Category and Issues: This is an environmental review category A project. Environmental and occupational health and safety issues include impacts on wildlife and sensitive ecosystems, socioeconomic impacts, water supply, waste disposal, energy resources, and general health and safety issues. An Environmental Impact Assessment prepared by the sponsors, and satisfactorily reviewed by IFC, has been placed in the Public Information Center. L:\CAFD1\AEF\ZAMBIA\KAYILA.SPIL:\CAFD1\AEF\ZAMBIA\KAYILA.SPIEnvironmental 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).