What to give(n’t)
February 29, 2012 § 3 Comments
This is an interesting video that seems akin to this post by Blood and Milk, as well as this post by Amanda Kloer,”Buying a Slave’s Freedom.” Do you agree with this video? If you follow the YouTube link, there is also an interesting debate that ensues in the comments section.
No matter my opinion, I whole heartedly agree with the statement, “Educate Yourself. Learn more about the area that interests you or type of aid you’d like to support.”
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Thanks for sharing. I just read an article this morning that is very similar: http://matadornetwork.com/change/7-worst-international-aid-ideas
I think we (Americans) tend to want to answer poverty in very materialistic terms when it is much more holistic than that. Having a lack of things is more a symptom than a cause for poverty, and if we truly want to help, treating the symptom will never get rid of the cause. I’ve also been blogging a little about this kind of thing as I’m learning more about it: http://simplyintentional.wordpress.com/category/when-helping-hurts/
It was nice to hear from you. I check out your blog and was very grateful of your insight. It seems like you might be a Peace Corps volunteer?
Thanks! Yeah, we’re heading into the Peace Corps on March 12 actually.