Article Index
Articles discussing effective and ineffective donations appear in a variety of sources, but the conclusions are similar. Here is a collection:
| Haiti Doesn't Need Your Yoga Mat Foreign Policy 11 October 2011 |
A visual history of the West's misguided attempts to send its hand-me-downs to the developing world. more |
| U.S. Foreign Aid Since 1977 The New York Times 3 October 2011 |
In the 1970s and 80s, foreign assistance went primarily toward global . . . more |
| Goodwill Gone Bad: Fire Donations in the Dump The Canadian Press 10 August 2011 |
. . . but when the community indicated it didn't need anymore items, she was stuck with two large storage lockers full of donations . . . the agency was only accepting cash. more |
| After Tornadoes, Junk Donations Become Challenge Associated Press 15 May 2011 |
Relief officials . . . are sorting through the broken toys and used underwear they don't need while hunting for places to store mountains of vital supplies . . . more |
| Bad Donations BYU Political Review 15 March 2011 |
The problem is that most places already have skilled fishermen who would lose their livelihoods if you dump a bunch of free fish into the market. Similarly, when you give a million free shoes to a community, you put local shoemakers out of a job. more |
| There is No Point in Doing Good Badly Time Magazine U.S. 22 February 2010 |
Within days of the earthquake in Haiti, there came warnings of impending compassion fatigue . . . But I don't believe people get tired of helping--only that they get tired of feeling helpless. more |
| Dead White Peoples Clothes The Root 5 March 2009 |
It's impossible to have a conversation about fashion in Africa—traditional or contemporary—without talking about the used-clothing industry and how damaging some people say it’s been. more |
| Trade Theory vs. Used Clothes in Africa New York Times 3 June 2004 |
South Africa . . . has thrown its lot in with protectionists. Bowing to pressure from local manufacturers and labor unions, its government cut off imports of used clothing in 1999. Nigeria, Ethiopia and Eritrea have imposed their own prohibitions, while Kenya has flirted with a ban. more |
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