I think the United States and other western countries need to continue giving aid to Sub-Saharan Africa, but in a totally different way. In the article Economic Development about African aid, the author said it perfectly, " Instead of increasing development, aid has created dependence." What the United States and other western countries are doing is completely wrong on how to help fix some poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. They need to help form better industry and infrastructure to places in need, so those countries can thrive. It will help create more jobs for people, and boost the economy like never before.
The used clothing trade has turned into a disaster, and is not helping other textile companies in the the countries. They cannot run their business without going bankrupt because everyone is buying used cheaper clothes giving away by western countries. This is not going to help remove poverty, it is just stabilizing it. The aid given needs to help with industry, and most importantly education. By educating the population, the people will learn more about poverty, AIDS/HIV, malnutrition, and many other things that will only help them in every way possible. Yes, what the western countries are doing is very nice, but they need to rethink what kind of aid they are giving to Sub-Saharan Africa.
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