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When Help Really Hurts the Poor
The reality and truth of NGO’s and Charities
I never understood charities nor NGOs.
I worked for an NGO in Lithuania a while back. The money that would fund a ‘good cause’ be somehow supporting the ones investing money in, the Americans.
I understand the concept of a charity and an NGO’s willingness to help those who need it. However, I fail to understand why it hasn’t worked so far…
We live in the world with many NGO’s and almost everyone supports some kind of charity. It’s amazing to be in the world where everyone wants to help and support others. I know everyone has the best intentions to create a better world with no poverty at all. However, if I read Jason Hickel, The Divide:
‘The dust was settling after the Second World War, European imperialism was collapsing and the world was beginning to take shawm as a collection of equal and independent nations. The only problem was in reality they were not equal at all: there were vast differences between them in terms of power and wealth, with the countries of the global North enjoying a very quality of life while the global South — the majority of the world’s population — was mired in debilitating poverty.’
This was after the Second World War, why are we still in this position maybe even worse position than then…
