whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. Ending poverty means abandoning charity and accepting reality
(Analysis/Analysis)

...k like some form of free-market economy. If the same proto-society received material support and charitable donations at every step of its evolution it would be like a man in a wheel-chair. Should t...

2. Zimbabwe: the Hollow State
(Analysis/Analysis)

... trade and exchange. Sellers bring their goods, buyers bring their money. The bulk of that cash arises from donations from exiled Zimbabweans supporting loved-ones at home. There is no productive cap...

3. Sarkozy's French Election: when elephants fight only the grass gets trampled
(Analysis/Analysis)

...dramatic example of the hypocrisy of rich-nation intentions towards the poor.  France would rather make donations to African countries and protect its tiny number of farmers, than it would to com...

4. The Jimmy Wales interview: Wikipedia and Lessons in Globalisation
(Analysis/Analysis)

... then read back relevant entries. At this point, as the service is free, Wikipedia relies exclusively on the donations of benevolent citizens to finance its operations.  Last year they spent $ 1 ...

5. Jimmy Wales, Digital Freedom South Africa: What would you ask him?
(Analysis/Analysis)

...gst others, and I would recommend that anyone who can get there goes. See also:  From Linux to Mozilla: donations mean that open-source isn't really free ...

6. From Linux to Mozilla: donations mean that open-source isn't really free
(Analysis/Analysis)

...The poor are prepared to pay for services and products. They want to. Real poverty is relying on permanent donations and handouts." A world away, across Europe and America, lives the open-sour...

7. Demonstration Enterprise Development Consultant B
(Ratings Demonstration/Demonstration)

...ithin the complex in which Demonstration is housed.  Funding Requirements Demonstration is reliant on donations for their continued operations.  They are currently seeking approximately R ...

8. Demonstration Health HIV / AIDS Orphanage A
(Ratings Demonstration/Demonstration)

...at the centre. Funding Requirements The bulk of the costs at Demonstration are met by the regular donations from Mdabeni Textiles and their affiliates, however the costs of antiretroviral t...

9. The US$ 5 trillion market at the bottom of the pyramid
(Analysis/Analysis)

...s. The challenge is in seeing the aspirant poor as a potential market and not as a bottomless pit requiring donations and hand-outs.  The aggregated wealth of the poor is US$ 5 trillion, accordi...

10. Development organisations need to engage with ratings agencies
(Analysis/Analysis)

Mohammed Yunus’, of the Grameen Bank, recent elevation in winning the Nobel Peace Prize has dramatically increased the interest in microfinance solutions to poverty.  Organisations across t

11. We're from Mars and we want to help: four lessons in development
(Analysis/Analysis)

..."  And they go on to teach us how to be self-sufficient, propping up our unsustainable habits with donations and largesse.  Young Martians come to Earth as volunteers and work in school...

12. So how exactly do you invest in the Fortune At The Bottom Of The Pyramid?
(Analysis/Analysis)

... on the world’s poorest was that they lived on less than $ 2 a day, were uneducated and needed lots of donations from businesses and individuals in rich countries just to keep them alive.  ...

13. The poor have never had it so good ... now what?
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ted subsistence and micro-farmers to grow coffee around the world.  Their success at raising charitable donations for this inspired other organisations to follow suite.  Not surprisingly all...

14. BBC: Disaster funds 'unfairly divided'
(Analysis/Analysis)

Millions of people are missing out on vital aid despite record-breaking donations from governments and the public, a report says. In 2005, emergency aid reached at least $17bn (£8.6bn) - outstri

15. Tips
(Category List)

...e marginalised by state failure. To that end, we provide the following tips and resources to guide effective donations.  This content is customised for South Africa from the original at US-based ...