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Robin Knudsen, CEO of Medic Canada receives grant in Olds Alberta
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On behalf of Medic Canada, CEO Robin Knudsen accepted a check for 20,000 dollars on January 12, 2012. This Alberta Government grant, presented to Medic by Richard Marz, MLA for Olds Didsbury Three Hills will be going to help poverty stricken people in Sri Lanka. Medic Canada helps people in countries like Sri Lanka by giving people who earn 2 dollars a day or less micro-loans as well as doing micro-credit work. The goal is to encourage entrepreneurship to help people succeed and improve their standard of living. Medic Canada partners with Rotary Clubs of Canada as well as the Community Initiatives Program, a provincial program that matches grants and donations dollar for dollar for up to 25,000 dollars. In the past 5 years they have matched 295,000 dollars’ worth of grants to Medic. Medic currently has over 3000 loans out, helping over 12,000 people with 85 percent of the loans going to women. They are also supporting 12 schools in Benin and Ghana. Since beginning to help the school’s student population has increased by 5 to 15 percent. Founded in 2004, Medic Canada has helped bring hope to budding communities in Ghana, Benin and Sri Lanka. Medic hopes to begin work in India soon.
Medic Canada receives grant in Olds Alberta
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