Aid to Africa

[Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons)]

I am sick and tired not to mention irritated by the reporting of the state of play in East Africa.

It is a shame that children are dying but there is not the food to keep them alive.  The drought has been going on for years so why have more children.

Why try and pluck at my heart strings by showing me doe eyed children close to death.  Most aid and money sent there does not get to the children.  The drought is not going to end any time soon.  How long are we supposed to feed them.

A woman that is seriously under nourished becomes infertile.  Once they are fed they will become fertile once more.  More children will be born, more food needed.  More aid needed.

If  we need to solve this problem and for me it is a big if, it is a long term project, involving a complete change of life and mind set for millions of people. I wonder if they would be willing to do that.  Who would run it and how much money would go to the right place.
 
Throwing food at them is not the answer.

[Barman]

Agreed Miss C...

We've been pissing money away in Africa since I was a kid... No better today than it was then...

As you say, we need a solution - not just throwing money at it all the time.

Problem is that these 'charities' are in fact huge businesses - they can't afford to solve the problem or they'd all be out of work... and so it continues...

[Uncle Mort]

All I say is that despite all the famines, droughts and wars the population of Somalia has tripled since 1960. (3m to 9m) 

[GROWLER]

Agreed Miss C...

We've been pissing money away in Africa since I was a kid... No better today than it was then...

As you say, we need a solution - not just throwing money at it all the time.

Problem is that these 'charities' are in fact huge businesses - they can't afford to solve the problem or they'd all be out of work... and so it continues...

See also cure for cancer, various other terminal illness' and of course cheap alternative fuel.

[Darwins Selection]

All I say is that despite all the famines, droughts and wars the population of Somalia has tripled since 1960. (3m to 9m) 

It would be 10m if we sent back all the minicab drivers.

[serious]The problem will never be cured by sending food or money without a change of culture as Miss C says, and all 'charities' are self-serving and ineffective in my opinion. [/serious]

[apc2010]

I thought the thread said.........Aids to Africa ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,thought about time we sent it back........

[Barman]

I thought the thread said.........Aids to Africa ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,thought about time we sent it back........