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Mark Hand
Atlanta, Ecuador
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Mark commented on the article |Also see David Brooks up at the NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/opinion/15brooks.html?ref=opinion
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Cassandra -
How does MPIN approach the threat of dependency on a program like the Comedor?
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Cassandra -
If you're going to be working in the dump, I'd be very interested to see if you can start up a discussion about the potential NEGATIVE effects that some development efforts might be having in the dump. My assumption is that with so much 'good will' focused on the place, that few are asking the question of whether that good will may have undesirable consequences. -
Mark commented on the article |Who, pray tell, will we then be voting for?
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Mark commented on the article |Hey Lauren - give us a call if you're still in Quito! Manna Project works in the Chillos Valley, actually.
As for 'where is the government,' the current administration is spending oodles and oodles of money (and apparently not too corrupt in doing so) to try to address some of these problems. Don't know if that trickles out to the coast, but you can sure see the money being spent in Quito. -
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Vanessa -
The NGO I work with often refers to the Ghandi quote of yours in our work. I've always been a little curious about it, as Ghandi seems to be more concerned with what we will BE rather than what we will DO. How do you connect the two? -
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Great start here, Cassandra. As an Economist fan myself, might I recommend a few articles that might be of interest?
The latest article on Nicaragua:
http://www.economist.com/world/la/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13145596
A recent article on the Amnesty report you mention:
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13743352 -
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Cassandra, I'm interested in seeing if this understanding of joy in the midst of poverty shifts for you over the course of the next month or so. I've seen Americans travel abroad and say "This poverty is horrible, how can anyone live here without turning into an animal," and also say "People are poor but so happy." In my experience, both generalizations tend to fall apart upon closer inspection...
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