Aid is supposed to help. That’s the point, right? But here in Africa, it’s where billions of dollars in foreign aid continue to flow year after year, the question must be asked: Who is actually benefiting from all this aid? Because on the ground, in villages, urban slums, and refugee camps, life for many hasn’t fundamentally changed. To answer that question, we have to be willing to say this quiet part out loud: the real beneficiaries of big aid aren’t always the people aid was meant for.
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