Afrique Santé & Environnement (ASE)

Africa Health & Environment

A Consulting Firm Established in 1992

Our Mission

ASE is an International Consulting Firm with headquarters in Atlanta, USA. ASE was founded in 1992 to provide consulting services in Global Health, Sports Development, and Environmental issues.

Since 2002, ASE's services in sports development have contributed to the successful operation of the ATLANTA DITC Legacy Institution of the Atlanta 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, now a world recognized sports institution. The ATLANTA DITC hosted on August 14, 2008 during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games the ATLANTA LEGACY NIGHT at the Prince Jun Wang Fu Palace. During Beijing 2008 the ATLANTA DITC also unveiled the proposed ATLANTA DITC Sports Village™. Since 2009, the ATLANTA DITC is a member of the World Union of Olympic Cities (WUOC), and represents the City of Atlanta at the WUOC. In 2010 the WUOC officially mandated the ATLANTA DITC to create and manage the London 2012 WUOC House (July 27 - August 12, 2012) during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

In 2011, former President of Botswana Festus Mogae and former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt led a High-Level In dependant panel of experts that conducted an independent and thorough review of the Global Fund’s financial safeguards. Both Gutekunst and Butcher from ASE were invited to join a a Team of 7 Technical Support Team members working with the 7 High-Level Panel members.

Forging New Tomorrows, Inc. (FNT), a non-profit organization co-chaired by Ambassador Andrew YOUNG and Dr. Marc Daniel GUTEKUNST was founded in 1994 to implement in Rwanda the Post War Rehabilitation & Development Program (PWRDP) (public health and environmental program) designed by ASE in partnership with the Rwanda Ministry of Health and the ORTPN (Rwanda Office of Tourism and National Parks).

Since 1994, ASE and FNT have established a strategic partnership to work with national institutions, international organizations and institutions, governments, and universities.