Subject: CHDI?
From: Amitabh Desai <[email-masked]>
To: Bruce Lindsey <[email-masked]>
Cc: Walker Morris <[email-masked]>, Zayneb Shaikley <[email-masked]>, "John Podesta ([email-masked])" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 16:50:03 -0500

Dear Bruce,

Walker and I were talking today about Rwanda and whether there exist any reputational issues or concerns for WJC / CF in relation to the agri-businesses and any work that's being done with farmers in (or with reference to) WJC's name. Is there anything we should be doing to address this, or are things ok the way they are? Is there anyone we could or should ask to summarize the current status of what's happening on the ground that refers to WJC's name?

We may be over-thinking this - it partly was prompted by the CF year-end review report aggregation process, and the extent to which we could or should be referring to the projects in Rwanda as things in which we are involved today, especially if they are moving forward very slowly. (And who we should be turning to (if at all) for updates on the strategy in Rwanda, beyond the granular biweekly updates from Innocent.) We just wanted to be sure to ask, and would welcome your guidance, and we're happy to help track down any information that might be useful.

Thanks,
Ami