Tag Archives: aid
Bad aid makes things worse in Sahel
Bad aid makes things worse in Sahel – PSD Blog – The World Bank Group Sahel_map_2Why has development been unable to break the cycle of poverty in one of the poorest and environmentally damaged regions in Africa? Flawed aid, says … Continue reading
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Where can we find the billions to relieve students of their debt?
President Obama–Forgive Student Debt. – BusinessWeek I just came from a discussion session of Parsons’ students working on their research projects for my lecture series, Design at the Edge. They are amazingly smart students. They’ve broken up into groups of … Continue reading
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Better Philanthrophy – ideas wanted
So this past week I raged about the ‘putting pipes in the ground’ approach of a corporate-philathrophy project. I realise what I need is for these City Councils in Australia not to keep putting money into ineffective ‘feel-good’ and ‘look … Continue reading
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Australians who live on slumdog millionaires’ row – and love it
This is amazing. Australians who live on slumdog millionaires’ row – and love it | smh.com.au MARK and Cathy Delaney don’t need to see the hit movie Slumdog Millionaire. The Brisbane couple experience slum life in India every day. For … Continue reading
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Should We Stop Giving Money To Other Countries?
Should We Stop Giving Money To Other Countries? » Propeller I have been unable to get a straight answer from any of the local politicians that represent my district to a simple question. How much money is spent each year … Continue reading
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On aid and charity
I was at a presentation of a project in India – funded from Australia and built in a slum in India. Very good yes? But I listened to speaker explain the project – mainly the technical process – so far … Continue reading
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