Summary of meeting in Beirut:

During the last meeting in Beirut (Lebanon) on 4 March 2008, ABCAR board members (Shell, SCB, Boecker, CS&T, DHL) finalised the legal establishment of ABCAR. ABCAR will be registered as a Lebanese NGO, and will be based in Beirut, for administrative flexibility, although future activities will cover the entire Arab region.

Also board members had the opportunity to define the financial contribution and the administrative role of each one of them.

The meeting resulted in developing ABCAR business strategy for the next 6 months, which first aims at establishing the administrative structure of the organisation. This is to be followed by engaging new companies, both regional and international, where ABCAR will support the implementation of HIV workplace programmes.