I might be a bit hungry tomorrow (and I certainly won't be blogging). I'm fasting for 30 hours in an effort to raise some much needed funds for World Vision.
The 30 hour famine, (also known as the 40 hour famine in much of Europe) is a World Vision initiative to raise funds for depressed areas. Participants in the famine eat no solid foods for 30 hours, in a protest against poverty. See here for more information.I'm sleeping over at a 30 hour famine event. There's about 20 of us simultaneously fasting, all for the same purpose.
I'm very impressed with this idea, but there's one thing that concerns me. The money raised will presumably be used to airlift in food to deprived areas. While I'm all for food drops, there's a problem here. The problem in these areas, notably, African countries is systematic. No matter how much food we drop in, this problem isn't going to end. While we migh alleviate the problem in targeted areas for a short term period, these food drops don't leave a lasting impression upon these communities. Even if we had dropped trillions of dollars worth of food in, tommorow, it would eventually, be rendered useless. Systematic problems require systematic solutions. We need to get to the root of these problems. We need a long-term fix, not a short-turn plan.
The 30 hour famine, (also known as the 40 hour famine in much of Europe) is a World Vision initiative to raise funds for depressed areas. Participants in the famine eat no solid foods for 30 hours, in a protest against poverty. See here for more information.I'm sleeping over at a 30 hour famine event. There's about 20 of us simultaneously fasting, all for the same purpose.
I'm very impressed with this idea, but there's one thing that concerns me. The money raised will presumably be used to airlift in food to deprived areas. While I'm all for food drops, there's a problem here. The problem in these areas, notably, African countries is systematic. No matter how much food we drop in, this problem isn't going to end. While we migh alleviate the problem in targeted areas for a short term period, these food drops don't leave a lasting impression upon these communities. Even if we had dropped trillions of dollars worth of food in, tommorow, it would eventually, be rendered useless. Systematic problems require systematic solutions. We need to get to the root of these problems. We need a long-term fix, not a short-turn plan.
"Man can and must prevent the tragedy of famine in the future instead of merely trying with pious regret to salvage the human wreckage of the famine, as he has so often done in the past."
-Norman Borlaug
Post Script:
Once again, in the name of shameless self-promotion, if you feel so inclined to make a donation, you may contact me by email, from my profile page.
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