Karl Rabeder (born 1963) is an
Austrian businessman who founded the
non-profit organization MyMicroCredit in 2009,
which aims to reduce poverty in
Central
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Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
* Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...
and
South America.
In February 2010, announced that he will be donating his entire fortune of over four million
US dollars, including the profits from all of his properties, his car, and his businesses, to charities he set up in Central and South America.
Serious allegations have been raised by the German newspaper, ''Der Stern'', and others as to whether or not Rabeder was actually using the publicity around his "giving it all away" to generate revenue for his own personal purposes.
On 21 January 2003 he was the co-pilot with
Klaus Ohlmann
Klaus Ohlmann (born 1952 in Neustadt, Germany)) is a German glider pilot who has established 36 world records approved by FAI. Among these is the record for a free distance flight with up to 3 turn-points by flying 3,009 km from Chapelco Airpor ...
when they set the world gliding distance record of 3,008.8 km at
Chapelco
Chapelco, or Cerro Chapelco, is a mountain and massif in Neuquén Province, south-western Argentina. The ski station of the same name is located from the resort town of San Martín de los Andes.
Designed by Federico Graeff and established in 19 ...
, Argentina
References
External links
MyMicroCredit.org
* http://www.stern.de/panorama/karl-rabeder-der-nicht-ganz-so-gutmensch-1802715.html
Living people
Flight distance record holders
1963 births
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