|
The money would be given to create an infrastructure for these countries to despense aid to their own people, to educate their people about things like aide, better ways to farm, better ways to take care of their animals to use them to make more money... that's not at all like that "give a fish" thing. It's seriously about creating a way for them to take better care of themselves.
I realize the political pressure/raising awareness part of it all.. but that people are profitting off of the concert and none of that going to charity, is simply bull. Like someone told me today, it's people making large amounts of money under the veil of a charity event.
The number was the number of people that signed the petition to show support for the plan to give aid for Africa.
Also, the G8 is not only about debt relief but also giving money in the form of grants, that's what Blair is pushing for... there is no way that we can be just relieve debt and expect everything to be fine and dandy there.
|
3rd July 2005, 10:53 AM
Threaded Mode