> Cathy - I was just waiting for someone to say what I was feeling.  "Thanks to
> these corporations for doing this thing, we give handouts to yet another
> person."

> I'd like to invite you all to look at THIS hunger website - this group uses
> principles of empowerment in all the work that is done, and has successfully
> changed laws and systems to end barriers for people ending their own hunger.

> It is funded by individuals who give what they can - sometimes $100,000,
> sometimes $10. But it all comes from the right place, a commitment to
> sustainably end world hunger (see website for definition).  This year in
> October the 10th annual Africa Prize is $1 million US. It is provided by 10
> individuals, each donated 100K.  It is being awarded to The African Woman
> Farmer. 80% of the food in Africa is grown by women, but they have
> traditionally received 6% of the resources (training and equipment). The money
> will be used for many, many things, but always for the empowerment of women to
> end their own hunger, family by family, community by community, nation by
> nation.  Previous recipients of The Africa Prize include Nelson Mandela,
> President Museveni, Celina Cossa (an agriclultural cooperative founder), and
> Amadou Toumani Toure, of Mali, to name a few. There are programs in several
> Asian and Central America countries as well.

> This program raises funds in wealthy and impoverished nations (from us, the
> relatively much more wealthy) as a redistribution of resources. The funds are
> used to create appropriate resources and systems for sustainability - a true
> redistribution of wealth program. I am a Global Investor, and very proud of
> it!

See the site for yourself.
http://thp.org

Cathy wrote:

> >Yes, I too have seen it. This web site makes me extremely uncomfortable...

Lorraine Telford, R.N.