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Ich hatte mich damals ja ziemlich über die Kony-Kampagne (oh, war da mal was?) aufgeregt. Ich war auch nicht der einzige.
Mit Radi-Aid wollen einige Norweger auf die “Ooooch, armes Afrika – wir Weissen müssen ihnen helfen”-Problematik aufmerksam machen und drehen dafür den Spiess gleich mal um: Afrika spendet Wärme und Radiatoren für die armen frierenden Kinder in Norwegen.
Dazu gibts natürlich auch ein Video mit Charity-Song:

Imagine if every person in Africa saw the “Africa for Norway” video and this was the only information they ever got about Norway. What would they think about Norway?

If we say Africa, what do you think about? Hunger, poverty, crime or AIDS? No wonder, because in fundraising campaigns and media that’s mainly what you hear about.

I Like!

Weitere Informationen zu Radi-Aid gibt es auf africafornorway.no.

Hier noch die 4 Hauptziele der Kampagne:

Fundraising should not be based on exploiting stereotypes.
Most of us just get tired if all we see is sad pictures of what is happening in the world, instead of real changes.

We want better information about what is going on in the world, in schools, in TV and media.
We want to see more nuances. We want to know about positive developments in Africa and developing countries, not only about crises, poverty and AIDS. We need more attention on how western countries have a negative impact on developing countries.

Media: Show respect.
Media should become more ethical in their reporting. Would you print a photo of a starving white baby without permission? The same rules must apply when journalists are covering the rest of the world as it does when they are in their home country.

Aid must be based on real needs, not “good” intentions.
Aid is just one part of a bigger picture; we must have cooperation and investments, and change other structures that hold back development in poorer countries. Aid is not the only answer.

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