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23 Jan 2012 08:43 - 23 Jan 2012 09:28 #71925
by Meseret
Diaspora bonds could help developing countries
They represent opportunities for immigrants to fund important economic programs in their nations of origin
BY CRAIG & MARC KIELBURGER, SPECIAL TO THE SUN [color=rgb(153, 153, 153)]JANUARY 23, 2012 2:20 AM[/color]
In 1988, Naser Kaid left his home in the Ethiopian city of Jimma to seek opportunity in Canada. His widowed mother stayed behind, and Kaid is her only lifeline.
What Kaid can afford from his wages as a Toronto taxi driver, he sends home to his mother. It's usually $50 to $100 a month and it's the only income she has. In November, 2011, she needed surgery. Kaid scraped together the money to cover the operation. He considers it his responsibility.
"Life is hard here," Kaid says. "But at the same time you have to remember those elsewhere."
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