Comments on: Bush in Africa – Sunday News Round-Up http://www.one.org/blog/2008/02/17/bush-in-africa-news-round-up/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:41:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: sammi http://www.one.org/blog/2008/02/17/bush-in-africa-news-round-up/#comment-536556 sammi Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:41:22 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/02/17/bush-in-africa-news-round-up/#comment-536556 "Tanzania, an east African nation with 39 million people and a per person income of about $320 a year, was given a five-year $698 million grant from the Millennium Challenge Corp. in September. Bush today formally signed the compact meant to help upgrade electricity, roads and infrastructure. The program has awarded more than $5.5 billion in poverty- reduction grants to 16 countries to promote democracy. The grant to Tanzania is the program's largest so far." i'm very happy to see this highlighted in these reports. the MCC doesn't get enough credit for the great funding it provides . . . . africa will have a big bill when it comes to infrastructure and our contributions individually may never be enough or what we advocates ask for, yet i sincerely believe it won't be for lack of trying on this administration's part. Of course it sounds like Kenya would be very proud to have Senator Obama as President Bush's successor, tho i am confident that we will be able to work with varying degrees of success wtih no matter who is elected into the office next term. all candidates are being made aware of us, their consitutents, standards for their attention in africa over the next decade and beyond. of that i am more than sure. great reports here. i wish more mainstream coverage was made of President Bush's trip thru the five countries of africa . . . .me, i'm really looking forward to Sir Bob and Taylor's reports on their side trip. and Ms. Rice's report of meeting up with Kofi Annin in Kenya. i'll be watching for great reports out of this venture. stay close, sammi =) “Tanzania, an east African nation with 39 million people and a per person income of about $320 a year, was given a five-year $698 million grant from the Millennium Challenge Corp. in September. Bush today formally signed the compact meant to help upgrade electricity, roads and infrastructure.

The program has awarded more than $5.5 billion in poverty- reduction grants to 16 countries to promote democracy. The grant to Tanzania is the program’s largest so far.”

i’m very happy to see this highlighted in these reports. the MCC doesn’t get enough credit for the great funding it provides . . . . africa will have a big bill when it comes to infrastructure and our contributions individually may never be enough or what we advocates ask for, yet i sincerely believe it won’t be for lack of trying on this administration’s part.

Of course it sounds like Kenya would be very proud to have Senator Obama as President Bush’s successor, tho i am confident that we will be able to work with varying degrees of success wtih no matter who is elected into the office next term. all candidates are being made aware of us, their consitutents, standards for their attention in africa over the next decade and beyond. of that i am more than sure.

great reports here. i wish more mainstream coverage was made of President Bush’s trip thru the five countries of africa . . . .me, i’m really looking forward to Sir Bob and Taylor’s reports on their side trip. and Ms. Rice’s report of meeting up with Kofi Annin in Kenya. i’ll be watching for great reports out of this venture.

stay close,

sammi =)

]]> By: Lawrence Salvo http://www.one.org/blog/2008/02/17/bush-in-africa-news-round-up/#comment-536549 Lawrence Salvo Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:48:45 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/02/17/bush-in-africa-news-round-up/#comment-536549 As a manufacturer of rapid diagnostic tests for HIV, Malaria and other infectious disease, I feel a personal responsibility to those who can least help themselves, to provide the very best repid diagnostics at the most cost effective price possible. Those individuals in my same position MUST share an equal responsibility. We are here to help. We are here to take our knowledge, our background and our spirit to help change the World. We can not always "take". We need to learn how to GIVE. Certainly, it IS a difficult task. But, it we do not take this very first step...who will!!!??? As a manufacturer of rapid diagnostic tests for HIV, Malaria and other infectious disease, I feel a personal responsibility to those who can least help themselves, to provide the very best repid diagnostics at the most cost effective price possible. Those individuals in my same position MUST share an equal responsibility.

We are here to help. We are here to take our knowledge, our background and our spirit to help change the World. We can not always “take”. We need to learn how to GIVE.

Certainly, it IS a difficult task. But, it we do not take this very first step…who will!!!???

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