By: June
I’m from Malaysia, and there are shops here that sell used clothes from the States. Sometimes I wonder whether these clothes were donated because they look rather used (soiled) or are uniforms from...
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I’m wondering if there have been any critiques yet of the various new “cook stove” technologies. I always think of an organization I know of in Uganda that already does this, made from all local...
View ArticleBy: Shelby
Honestly, I completely disagree. Have you ever been to a country with children and adults walking around barefoot, on glass, rocks, germs, and who knows what else? No, I would venture to guess you...
View ArticleBy: Saundra
Shelby You might be amazed to find out that yes, I’ve been to Haiti. As well as very poor areas in Asia. And there ARE shoes for sale in Haiti, which means you were potentially undercutting their...
View ArticleBy: Alexis Guethler
Saundra, I understand what you are saying about the local economy, and the dangers of importing goods. However, I think you may be missing one major point. We have shoes, many Americans will not buy...
View ArticleBy: Eyeteeth
I see homeless people without shoes right here in the US, on the streets of my native New York, one of the richest parts of the richest country that has ever existed. It would be so much cheaper to...
View ArticleBy: Maria
I strongly disagree with your statement that shoes are not a priority. There are so many diseases, like podoconiosis and hookworm, that could be so easily prevented just by granting children with...
View ArticleBy: AD
Kindness and helping others does not create harm; war and disease does. Much of your argument relies on the assumption there are “local manufacturing and farming communities,” or a functioning economy...
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Shoelessness is not arguably a problem in the US. And when it appears to be… “NY Homeless Man Given Boots By Cop Has 30 Pairs Of Shoes At His Apartment”...
View ArticleBy: Hassan Ali Isaak
WDC is a local NGO working towards alleviating human suffering in Somalia. We work towards improving water and sanitation, develop sustainable livelihood, Girl and Boy child education, health, women...
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