Re: how to redonate an old computer to a kid

On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:01:47 -0000, "Peter Hucker" <none@xxxxxxxx> put
finger to keyboard and composed:

On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:36:22 -0000, Franc Zabkar <fzabkar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Foreign aid to Africa is a case of poor people in rich countries
giving money to rich people in poor countries. I've donated a lot of
money to World Vision in the past, but never again. Africa is in a
state of perpetual war, aid projects go to ruin after the volunteers
leave, food convoys are hijacked and the produce sold on the black
market, corrupt officials pocket aid money for themselves, etc, etc.
Rampant HIV/AIDS will kill most of the population by the end of the
next decade.

Better keep your old computer and set it up as a print server, or
paperless fax machine, or audio/video jukebox, or dedicated standalone
word processor.

Surely a big organisation such as World Vision would know this?

Sorry, I should explain. World Vision sent me a newsletter in which
they stated that some aid money was being used to build churches, or
something of that nature, IIRC. Whatever it was, it turned me off
forever. This was about 20 years ago.

- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Personal economics of fly tying
    ... Now, though, I just don't enjoy it much anymore, whether it's ... saving money was never among the reasons I ... buying my flies from. ... a decrease in my vision took me to other pursuits and away from the ...
    (rec.outdoors.fishing.fly)
  • Re: how to redonate an old computer to a kid
    ... money to World Vision in the past, ... market, corrupt officials pocket aid money for themselves, etc, etc. ... Surely a big organisation such as World Vision would know this? ... I also avoid anything that hints at churches. ...
    (sci.electronics.repair)
  • Re: seeing double?
    ... Richard - Okay, I got your money, so watch your mailbox for my absolute ... benefits from my miracle cure. ... and your vision will be miraculously restored. ...
    (alt.support.stop-smoking)
  • Re: question...exercising???
    ... about exercises to better your vision and eyesight, and if you know of any ... Unfortunately, they offered a satisfaction guarantee, and so many ... consumer complaints, and then their further investigations into the ... money, but they do make false claims and foster false hopes. ...
    (sci.med.vision)
  • Re: Hybrid vehicles overall energy costs exceed those of comparable non-hybrids
    ... John Arnett talked about this weed during our trip back in 2004. ... He showed me a lamp post where this weed climbed it. ... In many poor countries it's like the Bank is full of money, ...
    (rec.motorcycles.dirt)
Quantcast