Will poverty in Africa come to an end as a result of donations?

Question

I see very little possibility of the success of the so called mellenium goals,donar agencies have extended financial supports to African countries but there is very little impact being realised

Answer 1

Money alone will never solve the poverty around our planet.

If money were the answer it would have worked already.

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Answer 2

Whilst the indigenous populations continue ‘rapping’ their own lands and people and, the exploitation from outside of the natural riches of the African people and their countries continues. Then yes there will always be poverty.
Donations are a way of appeasing the donor’s conscience but do provide welcomed relief for the innocence.

Answer 3

No.

What happens in a situation like that is that you setup a dependencies.

Organizations that collect money for the "children" depend on people on what people give to make THEIR living.

The money or goods that are intended for the poorest of the poor rarely gets to those people. It is diverted by whomever has the power to take it for their own use.

When you feed people without showing them a better way, being dependent beggars becomes a generational way of life. The situation never gets better, but continues on year after year after year.

This is why I applaud Oprah Winfrey with her schools in Africa. Education IS the connection between poverty and power.

Answer 4

One of the biggest ways that assistance can be helpful is in building infrastructure. Building new roads, utilities, schools, and creating markets for goods, all help spark innovation, business, and help a place flourish.

Straight Aid, often times creates a kind of reliance, causing people to sit back and wait for the next batch of money to arrive. By providing public goods, many people can benefit and can help drive more people to succeed under their own initiative.

Answer 5

If you want a straight answer to your question, then it is NO.

First corruption has to stop before poverty can be eliminated.


Too many people are poor. When someone sees money after extreme poverty, one wants to grab and that leads to corruption.

So the straight answer is NO. The sideline answer or political answer would be "Let the donations come in and we will prove it to you".

Answer 6

No.

Africa has become dependant on Aid Agencies for funding, food, medicine...UN Missions to Africa brings in money and resources.

Besides, why would corrupt governments want civil unrest to end when it's so profitable to them?

Answer 7

africa government is suffering her pple...not the world.
africa is much equipped with sufficent minerals & forestry resources - the nation is really very rich in nature.
despite donations of the world to africa, africa will still find the problem of poverty existing in fact every country has this problem.
africans should be taught & trained to use their resources well & therefore able to fasten industrialization rate to keep with world's economy.
the government is not doing enough to help! it's still hopeless then...

Answer 8

aside from the corruption mentioned by boy wonder i think it will never happen.
the more they know that the kids will get money for the familly once there are sponsored the more kids they pump out.
think logically. if u were starving to death, and didnt have enough money and food to sustain you and your partner would u have 5 - 6 kids ?
i have heard of stories that parents chop of a childs had so they can beg.
how sad is that.

peace to all nations and freedom to there people

Answer 9

I agree. I believe that science and technology will be the reason we see an end to poverty. I think the problem with poverty are too multi-dimensional to just expect to solve it by throwing money at it.

Answer 10

Poverty would be one of the hardest things to eliminate. Poverty is a cycle, in my opinion. There are many things countries need to do to eliminate it. A change in government, massive amounts of money, education, ect. ect.