Starving Kids in Africa Commercials

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I think it was NPR but a lot of those organizations are scams. If you attempt to send money to the family directly these organizations will ban you from participating.

A lot of this shyt is propaganda man. They want Africans to remain in steep poverty.

 

[sang_bleu]

What about the starving white kids in america?

 

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

They expect us to believe that those people are so uncivilized to the point where they can't feed themselves and the children

 

[3rdWorld]

Africans are not starving..I want facts because I know much much better..

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

my mom was sending money to a lil dude out there every month to supposedly pay for his school n shyt and he would send letters then one month they sent a letter saying he got locked up and asked to send more money



I change the channel when i see that shyt those commercials been playin for years. but those lil doggies!? that cpmmercial has me ready to cryy in 5 seconds i just turn the tv off ifd i cant get the remote

lollllll

 

[Virtuous_Brotha]

somehow i knew there would be a mention of cacs in here despite the subject matter of the thread

 

[Pdiddy]

I change the channel when i see that shyt those commercials been playin for years

Me too

 

[Trajan]

As an African I can say that the ''aid'' does a lot more harm than good.

Africa doesn't need aid. The charity sector is just a lucrative hustle (mainly) for cacs and dominated by gangs of Europeans. I remember how the white UN workers were living when I went to Addis Ababa a couple years ago. Fine dining...nice trucks..and for all of that they bang out a report or a proposal for a new project occasionally. Literacy drive for villager women...civil society workshops for countries emerging from conflict etc. They all sound good on paper but hardly ever lead to any tangible results. The whole industry is based on finding poor/disadvantaged people. You can't be too successful ...otherwise your services are no longer needed.

On the ground, hardly anything has changed or is likely to change despite all that money sent.

Nevertheless, props to those of you who have sent money before.. At least your heart's in the right place.

 

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