A couple weeks ago, I posted a note called “The Burden of Charity.” It was a strong piece, reactionary and controversial in nature. People reacted accordingly. To those who read, commented, questioned and shared it around, thank you! Your interest and comments encouraged me to look further. There were a lot of good tough questions [...]
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Africa has to find its own road to prosperity
A brilliant article to compliment the article I wrote yesterday, from the president of Rwanda: Africa has to find its own road to prosperity
The Burden of Charity
We all know giving is good. Most people are inspired to help others, driven by a sense of fairness and duty. But what happens when that sense of duty and desire to help gets in the way of doing good work? What happens when you get in your own way? I have often railed against [...]
“Azungu! Give me Money!”
I have written before about the tendency of people, usually children, to ask the Azungu for money. I have written some posts about how frustrating I find this, about how sometimes it makes me angry. This anger stems from the pervasiveness of the phrase, from the reminder at the colour of my skin, but more [...]
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