by Courtney Doll In Dambisa Moyo’s book Dead Aid, she sets out to explain why the current system of foreign aid is not working for African countries.There are three types of aid: humanitarian or emergency aid, charity-based aid and systematic aid. Humanitarian or emergency aid is relief that is mobilized and given out in response […]
By Connor J. Wangler Many of those involved in the debate over the current foreign aid model would describe it as a game of chess; winning would be the reduction of extreme poverty in this game. Winning this game of chess would be amazing as it would mean improving the lives of millions. The issue […]
By Connor J. Wangler In 2009, a scathing remonstrance of the international aid model was laid out in Zambian-born economist Dambisa Moyo‘s book Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is A Better Way For Africa. She begins with the assertion that despite the billions of dollars in aid funneled into Africa by […]
(Image Source) If you go back in African history, you can see a divide of two classes of people. There’s the “hippo generation” and the “cheetah generation.” In Chapter 7 of Emerging Africa – How 17 Countries are Leading the Way, Steve Radelet talks about a new generation of leaders. Ghanaian scholar George Ayittey has begun to […]
The World Bank, headquartered in Washington, D.C., was established in 1944 and currently has more than 10,000 employees in more than 120 office around the world. They are a source of both technical and financial assistance to developing countries. Unlike what you would think of as a normal bank, the World Bank promotes partnership in […]
According to Chapter 1 in the MDG UN Report: Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a set of goals that address extreme poverty from hunger and disease to exclusion, as well as promote gender equality, environmental sustainability and education. The targets also serve as basic […]
Many experts have given their input on the best way to combat poverty, but few are as disputed as Jeffery Sachs. Sachs is an economist and author that has very positive views for the future and believes that we could eradicate world poverty by 2025. He thoroughly believes in the MDGs and believes that through […]
By Courtney Doll and Lauren Steele “We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independent, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent & inalienable, among which are the preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness…” These words from Thomas Jefferson underline one […]
By Liz Stratman and Devin Bailey According to the Congressional Research Service, Senegal is viewed by the United States as an African democratic leader who is “an anchor of regional stability,” as well as “a partner in addressing developmental challenges and combating transnational security threats.” Despite struggles with poverty and a low-level separatist insurgency in […]
The thing about poverty is that it goes beyond money. In a broader sense, it really describes when a person lacks access to resources whether it is money to buy food, ability to get clean drinking water, access to education, or ability to obtain medicine for health. In sub-Saharan African countries, they eat on one […]
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