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NEWSConnected to your communityA. Y. Jackson a top Kivafundraiser in CanadaJessica Cunhajessica.cunha@metroland.comEMC news - A Kanata highschool has become a top fundraiserin Canada and the worldfor an organization that helpsentrepreneurs in Third Worldcountries get their businessesoff the ground.A. Y. Jackson SecondarySchool is number 11 in theworld and second in Canadafor its fundraising efforts forKiva, a non-profit organizationthat connects people throughthe lending of money to helpalleviate poverty.The weather cleared enoughon Friday afternoon for a Grade11 entrepreneurship class tohost the second-annual KivaCarnival on May 24.“We want to be the topschool in Canada,” said studentorganizer Chris Nguyenabout the school’s fundraisingefforts.To date, the school hasloaned $39,000 so far, saidteacher Mark Hoogenraad.“We’re in an entrepreneurclass,” said James Lever, one ofthe student co-ordinators. “Tosupport other entrepreneurs isimportant.”“It’s important ... to help getthe economy going,” addedMegan Hirschfeld, another studentco-ordinator.The money that gets loaned ispaid back over a period of time.When the funds are returned tothe school, the students choosenew entrepreneurs to assist.“They don’t have the sameopportunities we’ve had,” saidClaudia Warner-Jacobs, a studentorganizer.Some of the entrepreneursA. Y. has helped come fromHaiti, Kenya, Afghanistan andDominican Republic, saidClaudia.“Each person has their goalamount,” she said, adding theschool aims to help as manybusinesses get off the groundas possible by lending around$50 to each person helped.“It’s nice to see the studentsachieving something,” saidHoogenraad. “It’s a hand up,not a hand out.”San Francisco-based Kivaworks with microfinance institutionson five continents toprovide loans to people withoutaccess to traditional bankingsystems. One hundred percentof each loan is sent to the microfinanceinstitutions, calledfield partners, who administerthe loans in the field, accordingto the website.PHOTOS BY JESSICA CUNHA/METROLANDGrade 12 student Jonathan Arnott makes a balloon animal for three-year-oldBenjamin Drew during the second-annual Kiva Carnival hosted by A. Y. JacksonSecondary School on May 24.R0012129065From left, Chris Nguyen, Claudia Warner-Jacobs, teacher MarkHoogenraad, Megan Hirschfeld and James Lever, helped to organizethe second-annual Kiva Carnival.R001212561032 Kanata Kourier-Standard EMC - Thursday, May 30, 2013Rhineand MoselCruiseFrom Ottawa or TorontoGERMANY“OKTOBERFEST TOUR”16 days - Escorted Sightseeing Group TourVisit 5 of the most beautiful regions of GermanySeptember 17 – October 2, 2013$2,948.00 + tx $605 pp/dbl occFor information contact trip escort – Wolfgang Schwarz613-657-4535 or 613-864-2349email: wolfgifts@gmail.com TICO Insured www.handatravel.comR0012126095_0530