humanitarian aid
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apharGive a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Some countries (e.g., those around the African Horn - Somalia, Ethiopia etc) can feed themselves only in case of a "bumper" crop. Those regions are experiencing a man-made ecological disaster on the scale unimaginable to the industrial societies.
To save the permanently starving, send them contraceptives instead of food.
Some countries (e.g., those around the African Horn - Somalia, Ethiopia etc) can feed themselves only in case of a "bumper" crop. Those regions are experiencing a man-made ecological disaster on the scale unimaginable to the industrial societies.
To save the permanently starving, send them contraceptives instead of food.
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Re: Pardon my French
Date: 2006-08-18 01:11 pm (UTC)