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Updated Jun 2
We Africans don¡¯t need your pity and sympathy.
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Stop sponsoring ¡° poverty porn¡±. We do not need your donations. Please, keep it toyourself. It makes you feel good, but it does not do good. It has never done any good and will never do good. Your donations make things worse.
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I am going on a road trip to Munich, Germany. On the way, I stopped by a gas station toget coffee and food. I went to the bathroom to take care of my business. As I sat on the toilet, this picture was up in my face, asking me to donate nowor die inside with guilt and shame!
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The American RedCross raised $ 500million dollars to rebuild 130,000 homes for Haiti people. In the end, 4 years later, it was found that they only manage to build 7 houses only. * Sevenfucking make shift houses for $ 500 million dollars*.
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Where did the money go? Your guess is as good as mine. To the upper-middle class workersand the MAFIA organizations they work for. Flying business class, staying at high-end luxury hotels, big salaries and bonuses, expensive parties in exoticresorts, luxury cars, and any other waste you can think of. They do it all!
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It is not just the American RedCross. It is all of them. Their scandals ranges from money laundering, corruption cases, child sexabuse of young girls and women, you name it. In the end, nobody get punished and they keep asking for donations every year.
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So much is wrong with this poverty porn scenario. But it does not stop there. It goes way beyond what you can imagine. Because of all these images all over the place, people get to the point where all they know about Africa is poverty, hungry kids, jungle and animals.
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This is why the moment you mention that you are African, people start asking you all sortsof ¡° dumb¡± questions. WHY? Because these images present a one sided view ofAfrica. A negative image of Africa that no potential tourists want to visit and explore.
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As an African who travels around the continent so aften, I can tell you that therevenues that Africa should be gaining through tourism and investment would be way more than all the donations that these NGOs collect to enrich themselves pretending to help poor Africans.
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Beyong stealing your money, stripping off the poor¡¯s dignity and respect as humans, sex abuse scandals, money laundering, corruption, and other petty crimes, these NGO¡¯s are painting an incomplete one-sided story of Africa.
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There are way more better ways to help the poor. That is to help the poor helpthemselves. Give them the tools they need to provide for themselves. Do you people think you can feed a ¡° hungry kid¡± in Africa until they grow up?
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¡¤ If you really want to help the poor,visit and explore their countries.
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Last but not least, don¡¯t fall for their claims. You are being played. Keep your money. Thebigger they are, the more corrupt these organizations get. Their main concernis not to eraducate poverty. Their primary focus is to keep people dirt-poor sothat they keep collecting donations.
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It makes you feel good to donate, but you are not helping. You are being scammed big time.Instead, save your money and come visit if you can.
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