Local humanitarian recognized nationally - Lacombe Globe - Alberta, CA

Local humanitarian recognized nationally - Lacombe Globe - Alberta, CA: "For ABW (the recognition) brings great awareness, which in turn brings people to be engaged,' he added. 'Interestingly, here I am in Kenya with 44 volunteers and the award is about this.'

Canada's Champions of Change is a unique program celebrating volunteerism, on CBC and hosted by Mark Kelley of Connect.

Rajah previously told the Globe that he will always remember, how, as a child growing up in Sri Lanka, two missionaries from Canadian University College (CUC) in Lacombe helped his mother get an education. She became a teacher and this helped the Rajahs get out of poverty. The family later immigrated to Canada when Eric was 16 and he vowed that if he ever became successful he would help others."