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How America is betraying the hungry children of Africa

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 25, 2007

food aid played a big role in the destruction of Somalia couple of decades ago (helping lead to the continuing problems of today). My example of this is the abusive use of foreign aid in ways that support the giver and damage the recipient.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 17, 2004

Or, do you buy expensive technology solutions? I recently read an excellent book called "The Road to Hell" on the impact of aid, mainly food aid, on destabilizing Somalia. Let's say the State Department gives your government two million dollars to spend on demining. What do you spend it on?

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