This doesn't seem to account for the cost of living; living off $100/day in San Francisco might very well result in a lower quality of life than living off of $

This doesn't seem to account for the cost of living; living off $100/day in San Francisco might very well result in a lower quality of life than living off of $5/day in somewhere else in the world. The general premise still stands of course. I'm curious; are there any organizations where donations help build regions economies? One would think that if a region relied on donations to survive then, without change, they'd continue relying on donations which isn't a great long term solution. The ideal solution seems to be helping these regions jump start and build their economies through education and financial support. If people can afford to go to school and get an education then hopefully they are able to start moving their local community and economy forward. Tough problems to solve, anyone know if there's any good books on the subject? I know there's nothing I can do to help but I'd be interesting in learning more about the problem and potential solutions.