Comments on: Changing the Rules in Africa

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:41:44 +0000

For more new news, check out the work of the Rapid Results Institute which uses a bottom-up, results driven approach powered at the community level. RRI has worked with people in several African nations and those people have proved RRI’s core belief: people on the ground have most of the answers to the challenges they face. Most. Not all. But most. And the results from these people-powered efforts have outstripped many more traditional development approaches in challenges ranging from education to health to infrastructure to economics.

By: clarissa botchwey

clarissa botchwey — Fri, 18 May 2007 14:30:26 +0000

thanks for the tour,its a good work and very appreciating.i believe africas development indeed depends solely on africans and of course,mostly on their leaders.if these peole are to strive really hard and do what they tell other people to do,i believe improving africas conditions will not be as big a problem as it is now.i am an african,and it is also my wish that imperialism against africans is checked.as such discourages other people for boldly contributig their quote.looking forward to reading more of your books.

By: Black Looks

Black Looks — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 16:23:44 +0000

Out of Africa: 3

Island of Spice posts an indepth interview with Black American environmentalist, Leslie Fields who is involved with Indigenous Environmental Network and the National Black Environmental Justice Network.
An international att…

By: Walter Moody

Walter Moody — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:00:08 +0000

It’s good to hear good news from the continet even if it is fluff,I think the major problem is the Poor Governig of the the goverened,because governing is still the number one enterprize in too many of these states. Kenya is a prime example there was a time when you could not be both a cival servent and a buisness person,now is’t a 180 shift you may not survive with out being or married to someone in governance. I do not advolcate some simple minded whoesale trashing of all goverments but there needs to be some understanding that goverments don’t make anything. And you cannot continue to mix governance and buisness and serve the goverened,or the future of the country very well. Yes the sheep must be fleeced and yes some staghtered,but not all and in the same room by the same peolpe who were once sheep them selves. They may in deed one day look up.
If this group that is not knee pad, is willing to place on the table these contrdictions,and offer real soulations to these very complex issues,thats good news in deed. And thank you Ms.S.H-G for your works,I look foward to both reading your work and hearing you on tour.

By: Scott Hill

Scott Hill — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:54:54 +0000

I would have liked to have read some more of the ‘new news’ in this article. All you mentioned is that there is a new voluntary organization, to which the problem countries will probably not sign-on. And the probelm spots are the ones that need help. Should we not help the Sudanese because there gov’t has not signed on?

By not presenting much new information, I am afraid this article is not much more than an advertisement for the book.