March 2013
24 posts
“The point is not for the giver to have a good feeling, but for the people we’re trying to help to have a good feeling.”
—Bill Gates from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
7 worst international aid ideas →
matadornetwork.com
Interesting article for people interested in aid! Reminder that while some ideas may seem genuine and noble, the results may not be good.
It’s like the saying: the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Quality design for the poor →
patterns.ideo.com
Great article with some surprising facts on designing services and products for the poor and consumers’ behaviours. There is a lot more to it than just making affordable products.
“We all must move from a greed economy to a green economy”
—Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia
