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Jamie Holbrook posted a blog postUN Abolishes Foreign Aid: some express ambivalence
(AFakeP) In a move that surprised industry leaders, the United Nations announced on Sunday that they were abolishing all non-UN foreign aid. UN Senior Official Juan von Bonbon made the announcement from the UN headquarters in New York.Source: United Nations Association“Foreign aid is completely ineffective,” said von Bonbon, “and we’re the best at being ineffective. So we’ve decided to streamline the…See More
Jamie Holbrook commented on Jamie Holbrook's blog post The poverty we live near"Thanks for the encouragement and thanks for the links. Those posts are great! : )"
J. commented on Jamie Holbrook's blog post The poverty we live near""...the main reason I blog now - because I want to hear the perspective of other people living this life."You're in the right place (AidSource)! Keep blogging/talking/debating/discussing/thinking!"
Jamie Holbrook commented on Jamie Holbrook's blog post The poverty we live near"I actually just read that this morning, J.! Was really happy to hear another perspective from someone with more experience as an eaw than I right before posting this entry (which was originally written a few days ago.) Honestly, that's the main…"
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Jamie Holbrook posted a blog postThe poverty we live near
My brother sent me the following email last week:“I just caught up on your blog. As you may or may not know, I’ve had trouble dealing with poverty emotionally from a young age (like the day trip we took to NYC back in the day.. as we were arriving back at the car I was crying because I didn’t know how to make sense of all the homeless people we had seen that day). Of course I’ve had some time to make…See More
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UN Abolishes Foreign Aid: some express ambivalence
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:20am 3 Comments 1 Like
(AFakeP) In a move that surprised industry leaders, the United Nations announced on Sunday that they were abolishing all non-UN foreign aid. UN Senior Official Juan von Bonbon made the announcement from the UN headquarters in New York.
Source: United Nations…
The poverty we live near
Posted on July 15, 2012 at 5:35am 4 Comments 3 Likes
My brother sent me the following email last week:
Continue“I just caught up on your blog. As you may or may not know, I’ve had trouble dealing with poverty emotionally from a young age (like the day trip we took to NYC back in the day.. as we were arriving back at the car I was crying because I didn’t know how to make sense of all the homeless people we had seen that day). Of…
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