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Stay out of Africa
16 years ago
17 days until I can leave this place... Anyone that reads my journal please be advised NOT to give to charity organizations that claim to help the poor in Africa. This would include the Christian Children's Fund, UNICEF, the Red Cross, Oxfam. They do not help Africans, they keep these people in poverty. They help keep corrupt governments in power by feeding a population that could otherwise rebel if pushed, allowing the government to use it's money to support over lavish life styles on par with the British Royal Family, and military equipment to keep the population in check.
The Ethiopian government is extremely corrupt, the president Girma Woldegiorgis should be removed from office and sent to the Hague for crimes against humanity. An election is coming up in May but all opposition to the party in power are being put in jail, banned from enterting the country or being harassed.
The United Nations mission over here is also a corrupt organization. We have a UN house next to our staff house in Addis Ababa. They have lavish, loud parties which are an afront to the dignity expected of the UN. Not one UN vehicle seems to get 1000 miles before it's replaced with a new truck. The world at large should know about this!
The Ethiopian government is extremely corrupt, the president Girma Woldegiorgis should be removed from office and sent to the Hague for crimes against humanity. An election is coming up in May but all opposition to the party in power are being put in jail, banned from enterting the country or being harassed.
The United Nations mission over here is also a corrupt organization. We have a UN house next to our staff house in Addis Ababa. They have lavish, loud parties which are an afront to the dignity expected of the UN. Not one UN vehicle seems to get 1000 miles before it's replaced with a new truck. The world at large should know about this!
Other ogranizations which give free education usually have religious agendas, won't allow children into their school unless they convert to their faith. Supposedly whole traditions on villages have been lost due to this.
What needs to be done is to let these countries be left alone and let the people sort out their own affairs. What the west can do is get rid of trade restrictions, let Africa export crops. I'm in Ethiopia, a country which everyone sees as a waste land of starvation! That's bull shit, this place is a bread basket! Farmers won't farm due to restrictive trade agreements, and they can't produce for local markets because of all the stupid food aid that's brought in from the UN. The market next to me sells tinned 'US Aid' tins, which clearly on the side says 'NOT FOR RESELL'.
We need to get rid of the stupid farmer's subsidies in our countries like the US, Canada, and the ones in Europe. Then the Africans can actually compete, not to mention it will allow our countryside at home to regenerate and let the wildlife grow.
Man, working in Africa has made me so so so bitter.
Thanks for the info. I'll take your word on these things. The first-hand experience of an embittered, trustworthy furry is a lot more valuable than any propaganda-rich media. Just wish what you have to say could reach more people.
Can't wait to get home, and hope I don't have to come back here, really don't think I could last another stint anyway. That is without subcombing to hear attack or doing something to put me in prison...