Thread: Overseas aid
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Old 03-02-2020, 23:24   #8
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Re: Overseas aid

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Originally Posted by Damien View Post
Generally aid is meant to provided infrastructure to help communities build up rather than just supporting every single person. I.E Water pumps, schools, hospitals and whatever. That's when it's not being used as a tool of foreign policy in which case it's more a case of providing them 'aid' rather any actual aid.
How would any of that help your quoted example? No connection whatsoever. Did she have 3 kids, get into debt, and have to sell her hair because of a lack of a water pump?



They usually have all the money they need.
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