Sunday, December 21, 2008

Food aid refused

CARE, a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty, is dropping its financial aid that comes from selling American agribusiness crops in the African countries it is assisting. Read the article here. "CARE’s idea is that a profitable business is more likely than a charitable venture to survive when foreign aid runs out." This raises the question, how can you effectively support developing communities/countries without harming them? A major component is supporting local businesses in a way that allows them to become self sustainable.

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