Interesting articles and posts – Mid July
Posted on July 17, 2010 at 8:48 pm
Live Aid anniversary: Unknown Ethiopia – Reuters – Looks at Ethiopia 25 years after the famine and discusses interesting things that Ethiopians would rather be known for.
A feature not a bug – humanitarian.info – “It is a feature of the system that people with the power to change the system achieve and maintain that power through the system itself, and so are disinclined to make changes.”
Feedback Loops and Sucking Vortexes – wronging rights – Looks at “how the ‘all rape all the time’ characterization of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo affects the situation on the ground there.”
Millions wasted on shipping food aid – IRIN – “US taxpayers spend about US$140 million every year on non-emergency food aid in Africa, and roughly the same amount to ship food aid to global destinations on US vessels; money that could have been used to feed more people says a new study by researchers at Cornell University in the US.”
the white man’s burden – Texas in Africa – Her response to Kristof’s video explanation of why he tends to write stories that focus on foreigners as saviors and Africans as victims.
White Noise – Aid Thoughts – Looks at how trends in funding may not help programs or have a real impact.
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