DISQUS

Everything Everywhere: Final Thoughts on East Timor

  • Meg · 1 year ago
    Happy Easter, Gary!!
  • courtney · 1 year ago
    HAPPY EASTER GARY ARNDT




    from ur fav.niece

    courtney
  • Kristen · 1 year ago
    Wow...very informative and interesting stuff. I found your blog via bootsnaall and have read a lot of it over the last 2 days (it's been raining A LOT!!) so thank you! Stay safe and keep it coming.

    Peace,
    Kristen
  • Barb · 1 year ago
    Hi Gary:

    HAPPY EASTER!!!! Hope you get to have a nice Easter dinner somewhere.

    BR
  • Jay Lardy · 1 year ago
    Hey, Gary.

    Paul Theroux shares your feelings on NGOs and their in-country personnel in his book Dark Star Safari. He's pretty cynical, but it might be a good read for you prior to visiting Africa. Continued safe travels.

    Jay
  • Nathan D · 1 year ago
    I think this recognition that hand-outs aren't a long-term fix for anything is part of the rise in popularity of "social ventures" in business circles -- companies that aren't charities but try to address under-served markets and aim for the "double bottom line". Of course, the class "teach a man to fish..." line comes to mind.
  • Dan · 8 months ago
    I was a UN election observer for the 1999 independence vote. Perhaps teaching someone to fish is better than giving the person fish; however, how does the starving person live until they learn to fish