Comments on The Malagasy dwarf Hippo: The problem with aid in Africa: Part One

@ lovaHey there !Thanks... hope to see around ofte...

2007-08-06T16:14:33.604-04:00

@ lova

Hey there !

Thanks... hope to see around often !

Cheers

@The nonrequired:You ,my friend, have gained insta...

2007-08-05T16:03:34.047-04:00

@The nonrequired:

You ,my friend, have gained instant "must-read" status in my book. I have nothing to add to your comment, except that I am probably going to quote that: "So yes, today I am blaming and I am blaming all of us" line at some point. That was very well put and so is your blog.

Millions of $ vanished, the basic infrastructure s...

2007-08-05T15:48:13.382-04:00

Millions of $ vanished, the basic infrastructure still missing, plethora of projects aimed at reducing poverty and still...no tangible results. Reducing or stopping AID will probably not help though creating dependency does'nt help either.

I'm more of a "no blaming, just solutions" person, but today's an exception: people who work in international organizations and who have the power to change things forgot WHY and for WHO they are working: "to reduce poverty" and for the "poor". But I think a majority have forgotten this unique goal. They're way much into planning and not executing projects, they're into their end-of-the-year bonuses and promotions, they're into social-networking with the "haute societe", they're into riding brand new four wheel drives. There's no time left to work on real life issues ! (which most of them haven't experienced by the way...it always helps to act more efficiently). Haa - sigh-, honest people who believe in their work are an endangered species...

When these people feel a bit more concerned about their peers and when these people will be assessed based on tangible results than maybe things will start to change. This is true for government workers too. This is true for everyone. So yes, today I am blaming and I am blaming all of us.

Cheers

http://www.thenonrequired.wordpress.com

yawn

2007-07-05T13:58:09.248-04:00

yawn

Back from a visit to Heri's site: neat, enjoyed mi...

2007-06-23T09:31:27.892-04:00

Back from a visit to Heri's site: neat, enjoyed minimal scenery+maximal content.But too bad, archives stop in 2007, I couldn't find your post on Yunus. Don't starve bloggers out of great posts.

Hey Heri I did an awesome post on Yunus last year ...

2007-06-23T00:19:29.403-04:00

Hey Heri I did an awesome post on Yunus last year with a great ouverture on M/car....well let's face the truth (and stop being so selfish) the blogosphère helped a lot with their comments and links, at the end of the day we made a great overview of Microcredit situation out there...but again I killed my database (or maybe not if i had a clue about Mysql and on how to ressuscitate dtb)...

ok I'm out before Lova kills me because of my spamming...

Hi Randiana, je suis ouaina kely mais c'est tsy qu...

2007-06-22T23:54:17.624-04:00

Hi Randiana, je suis ouaina kely mais c'est tsy quoi ! I'm stealing Rakoto's blushing shades (#be1f1f).
We'll do our best for part two, am I the only thrilled by all this emulation?

Hi Jogany, So you thought you'd have to steal my i...

2007-06-22T22:44:44.263-04:00

Hi Jogany,
So you thought you'd have to steal my ideas. I'm actually getting inspiration from your comments...Political voice and Povery fight marketing, brain drain: you have the front seat in our Part Two.

Heri
Your comment echoes Mohamed Yunus and Ela Bhatt, the lady behind Sewa Bank in India, which saved 1.5 m of women from extreme poverty without external aid...Your comment will open Part Two topic "Is Charity the hidden face of contempt"?

Guys, KEEP BLOGGING!
Randiana

hmmm...let's remember the Indian engineers who got...

2007-06-22T17:35:34.957-04:00

hmmm...let's remember the Indian engineers who got back to India and started up their Silicon Valley in Pune...talking about motivation...breeding homemade brains would be a good start....

ok I'M out my own brain is exhausted!

i disagree with aid strongly. aid creates dependan...

2007-06-22T17:10:00.203-04:00

i disagree with aid strongly. aid creates dependance and doesnt solve anything. i go in favor of initiatives like microcredit

I like the fact that the NGO sued those guys for w...

2007-06-22T15:47:59.527-04:00

I like the fact that the NGO sued those guys for wasting money for charity. I wonder how far that action went and whether it is a realistic way to combat the problem.
@Jo,
so if we proceed with the "win-win" concept, the incentive for "knowledge donation" from the donors' POV would have to be clarified :).... Beyond the whole patriotic angle of course ;)
Enjoy the Quebec day fiesta !

Oh nooooooI was about to steal her comment and pub...

2007-06-22T15:27:51.145-04:00

Oh noooooo

I was about to steal her comment and publish it at my place (so everyone would think I'm the mighiest...lol)

More seriously I went through the writings and thought to myself ..."ok it's sooo right" (and smart and all) and instinctively I knew all these things but it's way better written...

The problems of Aid are very well explained and I must add stg maybe...
If People stop raising awareness about Africa, Africa doesn't have the power to speak for itself! Mandela and co are doing a great job but only a well-known public person would have a larger impact (since Paris is in prison media attention can focus more on the real things, right?). By the end of this sentence I realised how dumb I am and must adjust to the topic....

Okkkk .....this is about Aid in Africa...ahhh...

I'm seeing aid forms are heading to a more "humanized" aspect...Africa doesn't need money, Africa wants its dignity back. the way I see it it would look more like a "gagnant-gagnant" situation, where African countries are taking more seriously as potential business partners and not "edens of exploitation" anymore. you guyz are thinking...asian country had the same path. At TED Hjk really understood the "Africa needs its sons" situation. what about helping the educational systems by donating knowledge (funny expression don't you thing?)?

wooow I'm done with the merely smart reflexions...