Global Links Initiative

About us

GLI History

Global Links Initiative started on 1st October 2003, was incorporated as 'Company Limited by Guarantee' (Number 5176983) on 12th July 2004, and was given UK Charitable status (Charity Number 1110013) on 13th May 2005. Global Links Initiative Registered Office (at Jordan Company Secretaries Limited) is 21 St Thomas Street, Bristol, BS1 6JS

In February 2005, aside from our Team Members, 13 other 'networkers' had registered with us via the website. They came from the UK, Japan, China, Singapore and South Africa.

Since then the number of networkers has increased 100 fold and the number of countries 'represented' by the networkers has now risen  to 70.

The total number of networkers now exceeds 1350 and is analysed as follows:-

India 423
China 253
UK 207
Japan 107
South Africa 47
Canada, USA - 29 each
Nigeria 24
Ghana, Kenya - 18 each
Nepal 17 
Uganda 15
Bangladesh 14
Australia 12
Cameroon 10
Mauritius, Pakistan, South Korea - 8 each 
Singapore 7
Sierra Leone, Taiwan - 6 each
Tanzania 5 
Germany, Italy, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe - 4 each
Brazil, Denmark, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Senegal - 3 each
Belize, Cambodia, Columbia, France, Ireland, New  Zealand, Solomon Islands,  Zambia - 2 each
Gambia, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda - 1 each
Argentina, Ecuador, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico,Panama, Peru, Suriname- 1 each
Afghanistan, Lebanon, Palestine, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates - 1 each
Rest of Europe- 10 others

Our inaugural Website was produced for us by Zair Al-Beyerty, Bob Farrington, and Axius Consulting Limited  for which we remain very grateful. The English version was launched March 2004 and the three language version - adding Chinese and Japanese - in August 2004. Our website log reports show that people from about 90 different countries now visit our website each month. We are also very pleased how the number of 'hits' on the site has increased over our relatively short life. Our email newsletter - News Mail - is sent out by Fan Li and Robin Rowland each month to more than 500 people in addition to our networkers.

In March 2006, we set up an office in Shanghai where Fan Li spends much of her time. We retain an office in Tokyo for use by our Staff and Volunteer Team there and by Fan when she visits.

Posted by:  Libby Brayshaw |  About us |  10 March 2006 |  00:00

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