Comments on: Mo Ibrahim: Good governance will bolster African aid http://www.one.org/blog/2009/05/29/mo-ibrahim-good-governance-will-bolster-african-aid/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:15:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mike @Advorec http://www.one.org/blog/2009/05/29/mo-ibrahim-good-governance-will-bolster-african-aid/#comment-563044 Mike @Advorec Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:37:03 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=5825#comment-563044 Splendid choice of excerpts, but I will stress you all to read the full post. Not much to comment on the context, I can just bow to an insightful persons words, and as Debbie, wish for more people to read this. Polarize aid? Aid is not only about keeping deadly starvation at bay, though seriously important, it is just as much an investment in all what is going on in societies anywhere. We must stop thinking of aid as just a charity given from our hearts, and learn to use the word "investment" when applicable, as we do elsewhere. We call helping a neighbour out "lending a hand", an investment in our social relations. It could pay back, in the overall scheme of things, it always does. Why not also in Africa? Thank you for sharing this. Mike Splendid choice of excerpts, but I will stress you all to read the full post.

Not much to comment on the context, I can just bow to an insightful persons words, and as Debbie, wish for more people to read this.

Polarize aid? Aid is not only about keeping deadly starvation at bay, though seriously important, it is just as much an investment in all what is going on in societies anywhere. We must stop thinking of aid as just a charity given from our hearts, and learn to use the word “investment” when applicable, as we do elsewhere. We call helping a neighbour out “lending a hand”, an investment in our social relations. It could pay back, in the overall scheme of things, it always does. Why not also in Africa?

Thank you for sharing this.

Mike

]]> By: Debbie K http://www.one.org/blog/2009/05/29/mo-ibrahim-good-governance-will-bolster-african-aid/#comment-563032 Debbie K Sun, 31 May 2009 21:41:40 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=5825#comment-563032 What a GREAT response to the whole "aid" debate by Mr. Ibrahim. I'm surprised that more people have not seen this and responded to it. Mr. Ibrahim is a businessman and is someone who knows about Africa as he is from Sudan. He is the prototype of the sort of private venture capitalist that others say that they want to promote throughout the Continent yet he advocates for targeted & transparent foreign assistance that can produce results in Africa in terms of improving educational, nutritional, sanitation & infrastructure levels for the poorest people in the Continent. I hope that in all the hyperbole over foreign assistance program for Africa that voices like Mo Ibrahim's will be consulted more. Thank you, sir. ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE - debbie :) What a GREAT response to the whole “aid” debate by Mr. Ibrahim. I’m surprised that more people have not seen this and responded to it.

Mr. Ibrahim is a businessman and is someone who knows about Africa as he is from Sudan. He is the prototype of the sort of private venture capitalist that others say that they want to promote throughout the Continent yet he advocates for targeted & transparent foreign assistance that can produce results in Africa in terms of improving educational, nutritional, sanitation & infrastructure levels for the poorest people in the Continent.

I hope that in all the hyperbole over foreign assistance program for Africa that voices like Mo Ibrahim’s will be consulted more.

Thank you, sir.

ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE – debbie :)

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