Comments on: After ‘Good morning Norway’ http://esthergarvi.com/2008/03/04/after-good-morning-norway/ aka Ishtar News Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:27:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Esther Garvi http://esthergarvi.com/2008/03/04/after-good-morning-norway/#comment-23 Esther Garvi Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:30:43 +0000 http://esthergarvi.com/2008/03/04/after-good-morning-norway/#comment-23 Yngve, I am not sure that the larger aid organizations can or want to give their operations an idealistic approach (after all, that is a lot to ask in our monetary society), but even if you want to deal with emotional blackmail, it is my personal opinion that you should at least speak the truth. And I will speak up for the people of Niger, because I am not OK with them being trampled on all over and having political "heavy weights" speak in their "best interest" when they know nothing about Nigerien culture, Nigerien values and how Nigerien society works. When they then say that it is OK to exaggerate a situation in order to raise money, does that not belittle not only the people of Niger but the people of Norway as well? I know our world needs heroes, but the heroes are not the people who make grabs for room in front of the camera. No, the heros are the "little people" of Africa; the ones that live hard lives but take time to be with one another and experience so much daily joy that we are left wondering how the equation is even possible. Those are my heroes: the families of Tanout. Yngve, I am not sure that the larger aid organizations can or want to give their operations an idealistic approach (after all, that is a lot to ask in our monetary society), but even if you want to deal with emotional blackmail, it is my personal opinion that you should at least speak the truth. And I will speak up for the people of Niger, because I am not OK with them being trampled on all over and having political “heavy weights” speak in their “best interest” when they know nothing about Nigerien culture, Nigerien values and how Nigerien society works.

When they then say that it is OK to exaggerate a situation in order to raise money, does that not belittle not only the people of Niger but the people of Norway as well?

I know our world needs heroes, but the heroes are not the people who make grabs for room in front of the camera. No, the heros are the “little people” of Africa; the ones that live hard lives but take time to be with one another and experience so much daily joy that we are left wondering how the equation is even possible. Those are my heroes: the families of Tanout.

]]> By: yngve http://esthergarvi.com/2008/03/04/after-good-morning-norway/#comment-19 yngve Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:25:43 +0000 http://esthergarvi.com/2008/03/04/after-good-morning-norway/#comment-19 Hei Esther Flott å høre og se deg (veldig flott kjole ;-) på tabloid i kveld. Du hadde en troverdighet som gjør at folk lytter til det du har å si. Håper virkelig at dette kan få norsk bistand inn på en ny kurs - Du har et viktig og tydelig budskap å komme med - Trykk på!!! Skrivebordsvisjonære ledere trenger å bli konfrontert med virkeligheten...!! Håper å se mere til deg på skjermen i tiden femmover - mvh, yngve li Ps:har problemer med å overføre penger via master card til eden fundation - Hei Esther

Flott å høre og se deg (veldig flott kjole ;-) på tabloid i kveld. Du hadde en troverdighet som gjør at folk lytter til det du har å si. Håper virkelig at dette kan få norsk bistand inn på en ny kurs -

Du har et viktig og tydelig budskap å komme med - Trykk på!!! Skrivebordsvisjonære ledere trenger å bli konfrontert med virkeligheten…!!

Håper å se mere til deg på skjermen i tiden femmover -

mvh,

yngve li
Ps:har problemer med å overføre penger via master card til eden fundation -

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