Illusions of Aid

An interesting article on AllAfrica.com presents the difficulties of present attempts to aid the African people. Many western nations tie their aid efforts into products made in their own country, effectively sending cash directly back to their own pockets. The amount of aid money that stays in Africa is a small percentage of promised amounts. At the same time, brain drain continues unabated. The article states that there are likely more Malawian doctors practicing medicine in the U.K. than in Malawi. This at a time when disease is destroying generations.
The difficulty of keeping funds in the area of need effects small organizations as well as nations. It will be interesting to learn how the groups I will be associating with deal with the issue. I do know that the materials we will be using in the villages are going to be purchased in Malawi, which is reassuring.