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A charity of a different kind...

http://www.africafornorway.no/why said:
Aid must be based on real needs, not “good” intentions.
Aid is just one part of a bigger picture; we must have cooperation and investments, and change other structures that hold back development in poorer countries. Aid is not the only answer.
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I was once attending a UN meeting in Brussels where an African UN official from Angola was giving a presentation. The one line that will stay with me forever was: "Never send money to Africa. Send food or medicine, but only if you have 100% control of the distribution process. Money, the resale of food and medicine on the black market serves only to put AK-47's into the hands of 5 year olds." Food for thought!
 
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