Why isn’t aid money going to Haitians?
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Why isn’t aid money going to Haitians?

Three years on from Haiti’s devastating earthquake, the country’s UN special envoy has revealed little  official aid money has gone to the country’s government and organisations. Why is the funding bypassing Haitians? More on the BBC website. Saved as a pdf here: Haiti_quake_aid_money in case link goes. The only way to be sure your money gets through…

Indigenous Herders and Small Farmers Fight Livestock Extinction

Our non-interference with traditional culture approach is supported again by news that at least one indigenous livestock breed becomes extinct each month as a result of overreliance on select breeds imported from the United States and Europe, according to the study, “The State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources,” conducted by the UN Food and…

150,000 Indian Farmers Commit Suicide Due to Debt

One of the guiding principles of our organization is to help people find ways to solve their problems without introducing new problems, one such problem that commonly occurs is debt. India may be the trend-setter here, with an estimated 150,000 debt-ridden farmers succumbing to suicide since 1997. With guns in short supply in rural India,…