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The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions
http://www.the-girl-store.org/shop One ordinary morning, as I sipped my warm coffee and drowsily listened to reports about all of the various international tragedies that were destroying our planet and people, I received an online message from a friend that directed me … Continue reading
Filed under Charity, Consumerism, Current Events, Development, International Development, Uncategorized
Perspectives of Poverty
I came across the following photography project, that attempts to address the issue of representation and poverty in rural Africa. Duncan McNicoll,the photographer and an Engineers Without Borders employee, uses two different photographs of the same individual to illustrate how … Continue reading
Filed under Africa, Development, Economics, International Development, Uncategorized
Most common search terms- Update
Here is an update about the most common search engine terms used to view my blog: Search Views naked african tribes 63 african tribal dress 47 tall african tribes 33 african sunsets 28 african tribal woman 27 naked african tribe … Continue reading
Filed under Africa, How to write about Africa, Uncategorized
And the award for the most offensive development ad goes to…
I recently had to search for non-profit advertisements to display at an event. Sifting through the various advertisements I came across the ‘crying hungry child’ vs. ‘beautiful smiling child’, that are often associated with non-profit advertisements. However, it was not long … Continue reading
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The Giving Pledge
Recently much media attention has been given to 40 American billionaires, pledging to give away 50% of their fortune to ‘charity’. The program was the brain child of Bill and Melinda Gates. When I initially encountered this story my criticism … Continue reading
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