As an African living in America it makes me cringe, just like Duncan McNicholl, every time I see a “photo of a teary-eyed African child, dressed in rags, smothered in flies, with a look of desperation”, especially when I know that these images are used as means to generate revenues. Nobody is trying to hide the reality of poverty here, but there is a better way to helping people without dehumanizing them. What this project is doing is to bring us back to the basic of development work-passion,respect, dignity, and commitment!
As an African living in America it makes me cringe, just like Duncan McNicholl, every time I see a “photo of a teary-eyed African child, dressed in rags, smothered in flies, with a look of desperation”, especially when I know that these images are used as means to generate revenues. Nobody is trying to hide the reality of poverty here, but there is a better way to helping people without dehumanizing them. What this project is doing is to bring us back to the basic of development work-passion,respect, dignity, and commitment!