Where does the Red Nose Day money go?

Question

We give millions each year and each year Africa seems to be the same or worse than the previous year. I don't get how they say on the red nose day that a little bit of money does so much and yet things don't seem that much better.

Answer 1

I have noticed this too. I think maybe people should find better organizations that wish to accomplish similar goals but show more follow through, or maybe saying things are so bad is just an elaborate hoax maybe we should spend a thousand dollars to go see for our selves.

Answer 2

I'm not very familiar with Red Nose Day, but I'll attempt to answer the latter part of your question (why isn't there visible improvement?).

For centuries, Africa's development has been stunted by imperialists that have oppressed and enslaved its people, controlled its resources, and exploited the entire continent. There are more than trace amounts of it now -- the diamond mines in Sierra Leone have been made infamous by Kanye West and sweatshops are scattered throughout the country. Imperialist support -- the structure especially -- is no longer provided though, because Africa has been 'liberated' and its people, who had relied on first world countries for everything, were left floundering for the most part. I may be mistaken, but international charities didn't really take off until the 1970s/1980s and we've only recently started funnelling /millions/ into Africa.

Africa is a very large continent, many, if not most, of its countries require some form of assistance, some leaders are only interested in lining their own pockets, and the number of people suffering from various things -- from poverty to disease -- is unimaginable. Maintaining the services and quality of living in a first-world/developed country like Canada, England, or the USA is difficult enough -- it takes /billions/ of dollars. We have to both 'give fish' and 'teach how to fish'; it's difficult to find balance between both and we've focused too much on the former in the past. In Africa, people need to be educated and services need to be established before there can be any significant improvement.

Money given to African governments often goes into debt relief (or into the leaders' pockets, depending on how corrupt that government is -- and that is yet another major problem in Africa). Private foundations generally have a specific cause, but oftentimes they can only provide a band-aid solution, especially without countries' cooperation.

A lot of things need to be restructured before we can actually /see/ improvement and it will take years, perhaps decades, before that can happen. However, every little bit of money has some impact, even if it means that one person is helped. It's not a huge sacrifice for most people living in the land of opportunity.

I don't know how helpful this has been, but I've tried to shed some light on a situation that's very difficult to accurately describe.

Answer 3

Red Nose Money IS unregulated and some is ,under these circumstances very likely going to terrorist groups

Answer 4

The fact that it is almost IMPOSSIBLE to see where the money goes (I'm talking specifics, not generalizations) makes me want to NOT participate. There seems to be some people getting rich off of this scam, and as many have said, after all these years we see WORSE conditions, not better....

Answer 5

You have to remember Africa is a big continent, and it takes billions of money to help them.
It doesn't just go out to Africa, it goes out to many countries too.
Many people are being born into poverty each day, therefore more money is needed.