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> At a meeting earlier this year, the PSF expressed concern that barely 16% of grants go to African communities. The continent of Africa makes up 17.89% of the
by TOMDM 3y ago
> At a meeting earlier this year, the PSF expressed concern that barely 16% of grants go to African communities.
The continent of Africa makes up 17.89% of the world's population (based on recent UN estimates), well within the margin of error of that 16% allocation I'd expect.
Am I missing something? Are there country's that the PSF doesn't work with at all that would skew this?
- ttyprintk 3y agoYes, last year something like 1% went to Asia.
- SamoyedFurFluff 3y agoI would expect that grants should skew towards where the need is greatest. Countries with more resources shouldn’t need grants as much.
- rossdavidh 3y agoI would think that the money would "go further", and the impact of getting the grant vs. not getting it would be greater, in most of Africa compared to, say, the Bay Area in California. Not the only basis for consideration, but one might think that the PSF should be prioritizing places where, if they give a grant, it makes a large positive impact on the outcome. I'm no expert, but it seems plausible that this might be more often the case in Africa than elsewhere.