Thread: Overseas aid
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Old 04-02-2020, 14:55   #24
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Re: Overseas aid

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Originally Posted by Damien View Post
Well back when the Ebola crisis was happening in Africa we spent money helping to combat it with medicine and medical workers as well as better screening. As I said other than emergency spending the typical examples are setting up schools, hospitals, and other infrastructure to support self-sustaining communities rather than addressing any specific person's needs as the example you posted world be. You can't help every single person at an individual level but you can help larger groups of people help themselves.
The cited example was illustrative: a tangible, human story to remind of the hardship we seldom experience. The thread title is prompted by the current opinion to review our aid.

Sorry, imperfect but meant as a conversation starter.
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