Aid recipient concerns
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
Monday, January 30th, 2012
If you are a recent high school or college graduate struggling to find work or one of the thousands of workers recently “down sized,” which would you want more: handouts or a job?
Chances are you would chose the job. If…
Hamburgers for Hindus
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
While I’m on “sabbatical” I’m reposting some previous posts that readers may have missed the first time.
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Craving beef I stopped by a McDonald’s in Indonesia looking for a hamburger. I was surprised to find the menu
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The Dreaded Stairs
Friday, January 28th, 2011
There’s a development lesson in here. And it’s a fun idea.
(The video will show up if you click on the blog post itself.)
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Your thoughts?
Autistics Speaking Day: a counter-campaign to an “awareness raising” activity
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
In the zeal to raise funds for charitable projects, too little thought can be given to the impact that the fundraising activity will have on the population the nonprofit is trying to help. In many instances it is perceived that…
Another example of a good charitable program
Saturday, October 9th, 2010
NPR featured an interesting charitable program this past week. The program was started to help find support for children with disabilities after their parents die. This is a new problem because in previous generations disabled children rarely outlived…
Jon Stewart on education
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
This segment of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart hits the nail on the head with many issues. The segment from 2:26 to 3:46 covers some of the problems I’ve talked about concerning sending unskilled volunteers overseas to teach.
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A great example of a charity increasing its impact
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
There was an interesting story in today’s Salt Lake Tribune about a foodbank that found itself unable to keep up with the growing poverty problem in Utah. Their solution – they hired two part-time staff to identify programs…
If only it were that simple – Peter Singer’s aid analogy
Monday, September 13th, 2010
Yesterday I stumbled across a video debate between Peter Singer and Tyler Cowen. In it they discussed the premise behind Singer’s recent book – The Life You Can Save. This is the second Singer debate I’ve…
There is no free lunch – even in aid
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Even in aid there is no free lunch. While the assistance might be financially free, there is often a cost associated with receiving aid.
Social stigma – Imagine how you would feel having your neighbors or coworkers see you using…
Listening to Aid Recipients
Friday, June 25th, 2010
I often ask my readers to imagine being on the receiving end of aid, to try to think of aid from the recipient side rather than the donor side. This is not always easy to do as it requires a…
