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Africa for Norway

2012-11-30 / Rodger Payne / 3 Comments

This video from Africa for Norway provides a humorous way to think about foreign aid:

I suppose there is a good chance readers have already seen the video — more than 1.5 million people have viewed it on youtube.

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Halvard Leira

Dear Duck,

I’m very disappointed that you are giving this video pride of place. As colleague Øyvind Eggen and I have demonstrated (https://www.bistandsaktuelt.no/kommentar/arkiv-kommentarer/radiatorbistand-nei-takk – English version forthcoming), this aid-programme is utterly naive and not at all attuned to the needs of Norwegians. There is no consideration of gender or minorities (nor of the Duck’s obsession – Svalbard), nor local ownership etc. etc. We fear that this is simply a result of an African do-gooder mentality and the desire to give 0,7 % of African heat to colder parts of the world.

You really can do better than this!

Sincerely,

Halvard Leira
Roy Nickerson

This made me laugh despite an otherwise bad day. Thank you Duck!
Halvard Leira

And here goes: https://innvikling.blogspot.no/2012/12/radiator-aid-no-thanks.html

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