http://www.psfk.com/2007/06/what_does_afric.html Ideas & Trends Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:35:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.psfk.com/2007/06/what_does_afric.html/comment-page-1#comment-9 Adrian Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-9 <p>I think everyone recognises that aid is not the answer in itself but that does not mean we should stop it. Aid is needed to alleviate suffering whilst enterprise and technology gain a foothold in changing the economic and physical environment.</p> I think everyone recognises that aid is not the answer in itself but that does not mean we should stop it. Aid is needed to alleviate suffering whilst enterprise and technology gain a foothold in changing the economic and physical environment.

]]> http://www.psfk.com/2007/06/what_does_afric.html/comment-page-1#comment-10 g. kofi annan Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-10 <p>While aid is a good thing, by itself it continues to breed generations dependent on foreign handouts. There has to be a balance between the number of organizations providing aid and the numbers supporting innovation. Aid is too temporary a solution to concentrate all efforts on. African youth are already engaging the global community with innovative ideas on how to solve African issues. Much of the aid money needs to go towards programs supporting innovative ideas where both sides win.</p> While aid is a good thing, by itself it continues to breed generations dependent on foreign handouts. There has to be a balance between the number of organizations providing aid and the numbers supporting innovation. Aid is too temporary a solution to concentrate all efforts on. African youth are already engaging the global community with innovative ideas on how to solve African issues. Much of the aid money needs to go towards programs supporting innovative ideas where both sides win.

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