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RebelR · 05-15-2012, 11:29 AM

I think in this day and age, people are just more skeptical of people's motives when it comes to charity. People like Geldof and Bono certainly do benefit from their charitable works, its not like they do it silently and on the grassroots level. Or when Bono's "Charity" ONE was outed for not actually being a charity at all, but an organization that raises "Awareness" about the issues, and gives expensive swag to the press.

Add to that the fact that in the umpteen years that African Relief has been going on, Most of them aren't any better off than when aid started (its not like they show you the now thriving villages, that are now self sufficient, that were set up 20 years ago, with new wells, and chickens, and goats and farm land) I would guess most of that skepticism comes from reports about inflated admin costs, or Transportation costs to get aid to the people, bribing officials and warlords, or the food that rotted after being dropped off, because no one picked it up to distribute it, or it got sold to finance a war.
It's hard to look at the problem without a sense of futility.

05-15-2012, 11:29 AM
RebelR Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Across the river Styx Posts: 1,998	I think in this day and age, people are just more skeptical of people's motives when it comes to charity. People like Geldof and Bono certainly do benefit from their charitable works, its not like they do it silently and on the grassroots level. Or when Bono's "Charity" ONE was outed for not actually being a charity at all, but an organization that raises "Awareness" about the issues, and gives expensive swag to the press. Add to that the fact that in the umpteen years that African Relief has been going on, Most of them aren't any better off than when aid started (its not like they show you the now thriving villages, that are now self sufficient, that were set up 20 years ago, with new wells, and chickens, and goats and farm land) I would guess most of that skepticism comes from reports about inflated admin costs, or Transportation costs to get aid to the people, bribing officials and warlords, or the food that rotted after being dropped off, because no one picked it up to distribute it, or it got sold to finance a war. It's hard to look at the problem without a sense of futility. __________________ Rich"at"rebel-ads.com ICQ 644377336 or MSN ruralx"at"hotmail.com