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So as I was walking in a shopping centre the other day I saw these World Vision volunteers and they talked to me. They showed me some dirty water in a container and told me some stories of how people in the developing world take such water since they can’t afford to get clean water. Oh, and they had some pictures of sad black kids. All this was in an effort to make me donate something. Anyway, I just told them that when I go back home all I see is senior World Vision guys driving big four wheel drives but the kids who need the money most still live in poverty. If I wonna help a kid, I can do it directly without using a middleman.
Since I was a little kid, we have been receiving aid/donations from western countries but nothing much have improved in terms of development…except that a selection of people have become rich or richer. Do we really need this aid? In my opinion I think what we need is better quality education that way we can get proper training on how to nurture all the resources we have got. We need to change our education system; reduce the classroom theory coz all we have been doing is fill up our kids with theory to the point that they can’t expand their minds, encourage practical education and research.Take for example, we are one continent that is blessed with sun all year around but I often see people complaining of blackouts and cursing out Kenya Power. What if we invest in research? I’m sure we have great minds around and we can come up with some of the greatest developments.
This is just my layman’s thinking, would be interested to hear opinion of others.
Since I was a little kid, we have been receiving aid/donations from western countries but nothing much have improved in terms of development…except that a selection of people have become rich or richer. Do we really need this aid? In my opinion I think what we need is better quality education that way we can get proper training on how to nurture all the resources we have got. We need to change our education system; reduce the classroom theory coz all we have been doing is fill up our kids with theory to the point that they can’t expand their minds, encourage practical education and research.Take for example, we are one continent that is blessed with sun all year around but I often see people complaining of blackouts and cursing out Kenya Power. What if we invest in research? I’m sure we have great minds around and we can come up with some of the greatest developments.
This is just my layman’s thinking, would be interested to hear opinion of others.
