NGOs, Micro-loans, Slums and Corruption Considered

The answer to solving the problems of Africa isIt seems as if all the food aid, money and loans just
getting them to see and understand what must benever all seems to get to where it's going and often
done and then borrowing some of our first worldcauses worse human crisis due to the blind eyes of
strategies, and modifying them to meet their culturalthe givers, our the poor policies of those who are
needs there. Some are big fans of providingtrying to fix things. It's quite unfortunate, very sad,
micro-loans to spur on small businesses andand yes, there isn't a lot anyone is able to do about
commerce, as capitalism often solves huge problemsit, yet, even when they see the problem, they
in the world.refuse to stop it.
Indeed, I tend to agree and I am a big fan ofOver the years, our Think Tank, has come up with
"micro-loans" and always have been, and I do believesome rather brilliant solutions for rural Africa, the
on teaching people to fish for themselves, ratherslums is a whole other different problem, some of
than giving away fishes. Still, there are issues withthe worst sights humanity could ever portray. Quite
corruption, as individuals expand and those in controldisgusting, and the exploitation is even worse. The
see this, they move to take from them, copy themcrime, rape, disease, human trafficking, drugs, it's
and crush their forward progress.pretty bad. Those who wish to help must understand
But corruption goes further than this, as thethat it's not a one size fits all.
corruption with NGO food shipments, governmentPlease consider all this, as these are serious issues as
loans, and gifts are very problematic, and it is nothumanity, and human rights are at stake and there
just in Africa, also in Middle East, South East Asia,could be no greater cause for concern for the future
Central America, South America, etc..of all we have done in these third world countries.