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But that has an agenda involved. If France wants betterment of Mali, it would be better to spend it by giving humanitarian aid or food or medicine.

Grimburger 5y ago
> humanitarian aid The west gives enough humanitarian aid to feed the continent a few times over. It's hard for some to understand but adequate amounts of money or assistance isn't the problem here.
- robinsoh 5y ago
  > The west gives enough humanitarian aid to feed the continent a few times over. It's hard for some to understand but adequate amounts of money or assistance isn't the problem here. The west? The continent? "isn't the problem here"? Citations needed. Definitions needed. Tell us what you perceive is the problem here?
  - robinsoh 5y ago
    So many downvotes without a response, looks like everyone seems to know some facts or has a consensus belief/faith that I don't know about or don't accept as a given fact/truth.
  - elcamino44 5y ago
    Agreed. I’ve seen the UN-led humanitarian system up close (albeit not in Africa). In my experience, it has many, many flaws. One of these is that it is resource constrained.
- dathinab 5y ago
  The problem is that a lot of the humanitarian aid is not reaching the actual people. Like building school buildings, but not including anything needed to _run_ the school for more then a very short time, or at all.
makeitdouble 5y ago
Or partner with local entities to push local production of goods and sponsor infrastructure building directly owned by the gov. and not external providers. Giving away stuff without helping to build a production chain is usually just “we’re helping” signaling. PS: except for very punctual, extraordinary events. Like helping rebuild schools after an earthquake.
brohee 5y ago
Humanitarian aid is the source of many of Africa's wows, as local food producers find it hard to compete with free...

Grimburger 5y ago

> humanitarian aid The west gives enough humanitarian aid to feed the continent a few times over. It's hard for some to understand but adequate amounts of money or assistance isn't the problem here.

robinsoh 5y ago
> The west gives enough humanitarian aid to feed the continent a few times over. It's hard for some to understand but adequate amounts of money or assistance isn't the problem here. The west? The continent? "isn't the problem here"? Citations needed. Definitions needed. Tell us what you perceive is the problem here?
- robinsoh 5y ago
  So many downvotes without a response, looks like everyone seems to know some facts or has a consensus belief/faith that I don't know about or don't accept as a given fact/truth.
- elcamino44 5y ago
  Agreed. I’ve seen the UN-led humanitarian system up close (albeit not in Africa). In my experience, it has many, many flaws. One of these is that it is resource constrained.
dathinab 5y ago
The problem is that a lot of the humanitarian aid is not reaching the actual people. Like building school buildings, but not including anything needed to _run_ the school for more then a very short time, or at all.

makeitdouble 5y ago

Or partner with local entities to push local production of goods and sponsor infrastructure building directly owned by the gov. and not external providers. Giving away stuff without helping to build a production chain is usually just “we’re helping” signaling. PS: except for very punctual, extraordinary events. Like helping rebuild schools after an earthquake.

brohee 5y ago

Humanitarian aid is the source of many of Africa's wows, as local food producers find it hard to compete with free...