Re:Inventing a Soccer Ball for Poor Countries
by rowanseymour on Saturday November 10, 2012 @10:32AM
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Happy kids doesn't equal good aid. Are those footballs helping to improve the long term living conditions of those kids? If we have money and resources to help the developing world, assuming that actually is our goal, then shouldn't we strive to find interventions that actually have lasting impact?
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Re:Inventing a Soccer Ball for Poor Countries
by anothermachine on Saturday November 10, 2012 @02:36PM
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You are pushing a bit hard there. What is point of having a lasting impact? So that people can can life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Happy kids does not equal good aid? Really?
Re:Inventing a Soccer Ball for Poor Countries
by rowanseymour on Sunday November 11, 2012 @01:25AM
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Uh no. The goal of good aid/development is to help countries develop their economies, infrastructure and institutions so that people have access to education, healthcare and decent paying jobs... and are enabled to pursue their own ideas of happiness... rather than settle for a free football
Handing out money to kids would make them happy too, but would also not be good aid