Over $100 billion crosses the planet each year in efforts to improve life for the world's poorest, yet poverty remains a serious concern year after year, decade after decade.
OneWorld's latest edition of Perspectives looks at many aspects of foreign assistance: why countries help each other, where the money goes, how it is spent, what factors will make aid programs more or less successful...
But what do you want to know about foreign assistance?
Sheila Herrling and Paul O'Brien have advised presidents and aid officials in Asia, Africa, and the United States. They understand the realities of providing foreign aid -- from the White House to the smallest villages and everywhere in between.
And now they're here -- on Gather and on OneWorld.net -- responding to your questions and comments. Post your thoughts for them below by Friday, Feb. 13, and we'll post their answers later in the month. (If you don't mind, please include your name and location with your post.) And click here to read OneWorld's latest edition of Perspectives, "Foreign Assistance."
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I'm wondering if the election of Obama and a strong majority of Democrats in Congress is likely to mean that fundamental, long-lasting increases in U.S. commitment to foreign assistance are coming. And, as a follow up, if the answer is yes (or at least maybe), how likely is it that the economic recession will derail those changes?
- Jeff in Minneapolis, MN
Best to work with charities and service clubs on the ground - those closest to the problem are usually best placed to deal with it.