Monthly Archives: November 2014
Frame Changers #64: Humble Aspirations
Frame Changers #63: Fear of Technology
Frame Changers #62: BOGO Brides
[Mzungu = foreigner = white person. Buy One, Give One (BOGO) is a cause marketing strategy where companies charge a premium on products in Western markets and donate a cheaper version of the product in poor countries. While it has been a successful marketing strategy for western companies (like TOMS Shoes), it inhibits long-term economic growth in developing countries.]
Frame Changers #61: I Know It When I See It
[Is poverty porn exploration or exploitation? It’s hard to generalize but I get especially skeptical when “tours” are run by outsiders and a very small fraction of the profit is invested in projects identified by the community.]
Frame Changers #60: Whatever Shells the Corn!
Frame Changers #59: UN-American Engagement
Frame Changers #58: Community Food Security
Frame Changers #57: All For One Goal (Not Task)
Frame Changers #56: Picky Picky Drivers
[Piki-Piki = motorbike taxi. Indian and Chinese motorbikes have transformed life in East Africa while providing self-employment opportunities to tens of thousands of young men. Its troubling when a 23-year old refuses to work in the late evening when everyone needs a ride home. Some men make just enough money for the day and go drinking with friends.]