I've commented before that I've seen the affects of a generation of Africans who have been weened on the bottle of too much foreign aid. It can alternatively make people feel that they need not work hard for results or that no amount of work will lead to change as the deck is already stacked for others. BBC news recently posted an article and video on just this topic called The pitfalls of Afirca's aid addition written by Sorious Samura a BBC reporter from West Africa.
I encourage you to click over and read/view the whole report which touches on corruption, rewarding failure, dysfunctional lifestyle and graduates lost. The main solution offered in the article is for regular citizens throughout Africa to start demanding more from their leaders. While this may seem a tall task, we in America seem to have done just that in our last election. Maybe this is some foreign aid we can export to more positive and lasting results?!
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