Even though I can somehow understand the "let's use all the means available to get the mzungu's (white people's) money" - thinking, this I don't understand:
The women's group that I have been working with here, had rented a small room from one of their members to be used as their office and class room. Today I had a business meeting with the group and found out that they aren't renting that place anymore. Why? Because the owner had noticed that some mzungus are visiting the room, so she had desided to raise the rent expecting that the mzungus will pay for it. But we are not here to pay people's rents, so the women's group had to move out from there because they can't pay that big rent and are now "officeless"!
Is this wrong or not!!!
Hmm miksi sä ymmärrät tuon "rahan saamisen"? Kehitysyhteistyön pitäisi yleisesti perustua sille, että ihmiset pystyvät rahoittamaan oman toimintansa, kunhan ovat saaneet alkutukea.
ReplyDeleteYmmarran sen, etta rahaa yritetaan luonnollisesti saada sielta missa/kenella sita yleisesti luullaan olevan. Mutta se, etta "ymmarran", ei tarkoita, etta hyvaksyisin ko. ajattelutavan.
ReplyDeleteYhdyn kahteen edelliseen puhujaan... Ymmärrettävää toki, että jos on tarpeeksi nälkä niin saattaa tulla syödyksi toisenkin eväät, mutta ei se hyväksyttävää ole. Aika törkee temppu siltä huoneen vuokraajalta (jonka pussiin niitä killinkejä toisten pusseista jo ropisee ilman hinnan korotustakin...)!
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