i was asked very often about and spoke many, many times to people about a trump presidency and told them in very clear language that he will not be a friend to Africa. as early as January when i was talking to USAID workers it was clear that resources were being pulled and money going away.
now, more than ever, it is important that resources be channeled into sustainable economic solutions for Africans or the cycle of challenges will continue. the old aid model of sending money to African countries is a catastrophic failure. with billions of dollars in aid there is little or nothing to show for it and the lives of the average African hasn't changed much.
immigration, income equality and gender discrimination are all hot topics in the international development community BUT also impact the lives of westerners.
we see migrants [people who have left their home country and no legal status elsewhere] flowing into Europe and the US and westerners recoil but without sustainable environmental and economic solutions the systemic problems that create illegal migration will not go away.
it would also be nice if trump would stop offending everyone outside the US and provide some real leadership. America is already great. if it wasn't illegal immigration wouldn't be a problem because no one would be trying to get in.
now, more than ever, it is important that resources be channeled into sustainable economic solutions for Africans or the cycle of challenges will continue. the old aid model of sending money to African countries is a catastrophic failure. with billions of dollars in aid there is little or nothing to show for it and the lives of the average African hasn't changed much.
immigration, income equality and gender discrimination are all hot topics in the international development community BUT also impact the lives of westerners.
we see migrants [people who have left their home country and no legal status elsewhere] flowing into Europe and the US and westerners recoil but without sustainable environmental and economic solutions the systemic problems that create illegal migration will not go away.
it would also be nice if trump would stop offending everyone outside the US and provide some real leadership. America is already great. if it wasn't illegal immigration wouldn't be a problem because no one would be trying to get in.
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