Please stop sending money?

Rufus_1611 · Jun 19, 2007

Please stop sending money? by Vodie Baucham

The recent rise in humanitarianism has Christians of all stripes striving to keep up with Bono and Rick Warren in their efforts to end AIDS and hunger in Africa. However, there are those who have said all along that this rush to pour American dollars into African economies does more harm than good. Of course, those people are often called insensitive, or worse. However, what happens when one of those calling for an end to all the aid is an African who sees the devastation wrought by that aid?

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Shikwati’s answer? “Stop the aid!” That’s right, this African (like many others) believes the best thing the West can do for Africa is to allow Africans to take care of themselves. This is a tough message for many who have long thought of Africans as helpless and inferior. Anyone interested in this issue should read Shikwati’s interview.

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"For God's Sake, Please Stop the Aid!"

The Kenyan economics expert James Shikwati, 35, says that aid to Africa does more harm than good. The avid proponent of globalization spoke with SPIEGEL about the disastrous effects of Western development policy in Africa, corrupt rulers, and the tendency to overstate the AIDS problem.

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Shikwati: ... for God's sake, please just stop.

SPIEGEL: Stop? The industrialized nations of the West want to eliminate hunger and poverty.

Shikwati: Such intentions have been damaging our continent for the past 40 years. If the industrial nations really want to help the Africans, they should finally terminate this awful aid. The countries that have collected the most development aid are also the ones that are in the worst shape. Despite the billions that have poured in to Africa, the continent remains poor.

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Shikwati: Huge bureaucracies are financed (with the aid money), corruption and complacency are promoted, Africans are taught to be beggars and not to be independent. In addition, development aid weakens the local markets everywhere and dampens the spirit of entrepreneurship that we so desperately need. As absurd as it may sound: Development aid is one of the reasons for Africa's problems. If the West were to cancel these payments, normal Africans wouldn't even notice. Only the functionaries would be hard hit. Which is why they maintain that the world would stop turning without this development aid.

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Bush plans to double African aid

President George W Bush has proposed doubling US aid to Africa over the next five years.

He said this would happen if African leaders made a commitment to honest government and the rule of law.

Outlining his priorities for the G8 summit next week, Mr Bush said the West now had an extraordinary opportunity to help end extreme poverty in Africa.

White House adviser Stephen Hadley said aid would rise from $4.3bn (£2.4bn) in 2004 to $8.6bn by 2010.

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Bro. Curtis · Jun 19, 2007

Great stuff, Rufus. Bush should spend more time in scripture, and less time watching Oprah.

James_Newman · Jun 19, 2007

We're going to welfare them back into the stoneage.

rbell · Jun 19, 2007

amazing...enabling works on a national scale just like an individual scale.

Who'da thunk it?

Petra-O IX · Jun 19, 2007

President George W Bush has proposed doubling US aid to Africa over the next five years.

He said this would happen if African leaders made a commitment to honest government and the rule of law.
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Honest Government??!!!! Believing in honest government is like believing in the Tooth Fairy. Just give me the $8.6 billion dollars and I'll be glad to take of that problem for ya Mr. President.

James_Newman · Jun 19, 2007

' Now fellas, I gave you guys four bazillion dollars and you blew it on guns and hookers. Promise me that when I give you eight bazillion, your gonna use it for good and not for guns and hookers. Scouts honor? '

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