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     News Release - August 20, 2010 PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN PROVIDES $265,000 IN AID TO PAKISTANMinister of Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration Rob Norris today announced that the Province of Saskatchewan is donating $265,000 to assist the people of Pakistan. More than 20 million people have been affected by flooding due to monsoon rains in the country, causing widespread destruction and the deaths of more than an estimated 1,600 people. "The accounts of the devastation and suffering in Pakistan have compelled us to take action. It is the nature of Saskatchewan people to help out when others are in need, and this is no exception," Norris said. "This money will contribute to the good work that the Red Cross and the HOPE International Development Agency are doing with relief efforts in Pakistan, and I encourage the people of Saskatchewan to take action to help out in any way they can." The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $250,000 to the Red Cross in support of their efforts in Pakistan. As the Ministry responsible for the Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation (SCIC), the Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration, is also providing $15,000 to the HOPE International Development Agency, which applied for the grant through the Saskatchewan Emergency Assistance Program. This money will help fund four mobile medical clinics to provide emergency medical assistance to approximately 15,000 people displaced by the flooding. For the last 35 years the HOPE International Development Agency has been helping the world's poorest families regain their self-sufficiency while coping with the effects of natural disasters. Donations to the cause can be made to:
Red Cross
Salvation Army
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