tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426945993489820921.post5883144604877674848..comments2023-03-30T03:21:16.091-06:00Comments on Nyame te Amen: Prayers from Africa: Issues Affecting African Children #6: Aid Issues in AfricaShalleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09907680428735740943noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426945993489820921.post-37899198160938049992008-10-14T22:13:00.000-06:002008-10-14T22:13:00.000-06:00Hey there!I am so happy to see someone writing abo...Hey there!<BR/><BR/>I am so happy to see someone writing about this issue. I think that the obruni have perpetuated this mentality by handing the children who are chasing after them pens and other items just to get them to go away and stop following them. <BR/><BR/>I believe that the obruni are largely responsible for this perception that they are showing up to give, give, give. We encounter people who have so much less than we do and we feel guilty somehow for being privileged.<BR/><BR/>We need to work through the guilt of privilege BEFORE arriving in places where people are barely scraping by. If we haven't addressed those issues then we add to the "obruni problem".<BR/><BR/>I will arrive in Accra in seven weeks and I am extremely excited!<BR/><BR/>Keep writing! Thank you for your candor!The Evangelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09932788467736581833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426945993489820921.post-30425279755624511292008-10-11T17:20:00.000-06:002008-10-11T17:20:00.000-06:00What an adorable story about Sara.The saying does ...What an adorable story about Sara.<BR/><BR/>The saying does go "Give a man a fish and feed him for a day; Teach a man to fish andfeed him for a life time." I have found the attitude that Americans are made of money to be quite prevalant in many countries. It is quite sad. I agree we should help them get to a point of self-sufficiency.FriðrikssonS (and Parents)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01117485732195341280noreply@blogger.com