Canada donates most per capita
Posted Jan 23, 2010 9:10 am.
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According to the Center for Global Development in Washington, D.C., Canada deserves a lead role in the reconstruction of Haiti.
David Roodman tells the Calgary Herald, per capita, Canadians have contributed more aid to the Caribbean nation that anyone else.
On average, we donate $5 per person, compared to the U.S. who has donated about $1 per person.
However, the United States still contributes more, overall.
Roodman says there’s a huge need for someone to coordinate all the aid money flowing to Haiti. Countries like Canada should be at the forefront, thanks to their experience in the impoverished nation.
Canada’s ambassador to Haiti has asked that country’s prime minister for a lead role for projects, such as building temporary homes for government ministry offices, destroyed in the recent quake.
