Showing posts with label Development. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Development. Show all posts

2010-03-25

whose Development?

I went to G4 Economic Talk as Observer yesterday.
when they promoted its announcement, I cooperated with them.
so I think they accept me and my friend as observer.

anyway, I went to G4 Economic Talk yesterday.
when I entered the room, there seemed to be 5 or 6 table group.
organizing staff kindly explained the topic of each table.

I just listened several group on Globalization, Poverty, Environment and Health.
especially I stayed at Environment and poverty long time.
at Environment table, they talked about middle term target, and the new body of international framework.
although I don't know the context of their debate, their discussion is not bad.
and more, when I raised the point of Finance Issue to adaptation and the present discussion on International Solidarity Levy, One German Guy knew it.
yeah, it is good thing. almost Japanese Students does not know it.

although I stayed at Environment table, I stayed at Poverty Table most of time.
they discuss the poverty and its cause.
several guys wanted my personal opinion. so I just shared my opinion.
after several conversations, there is interesting discover.

I promote to cancel debt.
but one Japanese Woman said about the responsibility of developing countries to keep their promise that they would pay back.
I replayed that we need to think the historical context. in cold war, U.S. and other countries promote to loan money without investigation. so developed countries also have the responsibility not to check.
she said "but the government of developing countries is also have the problem of governance".

yeah, actually the challenge of anti-corruption is what they must get over.
both developed and developing countries must keep their promise.

and my primary position is how to improve the situation of people.
no one can select living place before birth.
there were over 72 million people outside of school.
and in this global era, access to education is so important. it provides risk learning.
if people can not read word, they tend to sign unfair contract.

I think the purpose of development is to increase of life choice.
and poverty is human-made-disaster.
we need to get over it.

whose development?
and what is the purpose of it?

how do you think?

2010-03-07

No one decide to live the place before Birth

No one decide to live the place before Birth.

No one hope to be born in the place of no access to education and health care.
No one hope to be born in the place suffering from insecurity.
No one hope to be born in the place violated human rights.

although there is no world government which provides safe net to these people in free from fear and want, International Cooperation such as United Nations, Non-Government Organization, Social Entrepreneur, Government Assistant and so on, plays this function.

I think especially Official Development Assistance(ODA) can make most difference.
because ODA can help and empower people efficiently in long term.

as you know, ODA based on Government Budget.
it came from Tax. so this financial resource is stronger than others.
and people are tax payers, so if we hope to live with people in other countries, ODA can live as sustainable approach.

but sometime, ODA went bad.
ODA made not only Dam or high way but also violation human rights or destruction of natures and culture.
for better and more aid, we as people need to show our will to government.
and my job is to help these actions.

I don't agree that the place decides destiny of people. no one want to live under poverty and conflict and no one decide the place of living before BIRTH.
so this is the reason I am working in Non Governmental Organization.

2010-01-05

Good Development Lesson in Japanese

hi there, it`s sunny today.
how is your everything?

by the way, my boss shared good development web tool today!
so I would like to share it.
http://special.nikkeibp.co.jp/ts/article/0i0i/103833/

although these links limited inside of JICA unfortunately, but this content, education, is quite good.
we need to increase the money to education.
the right to education is universal right!

Oxfam is promoting the campaign!
https://oxfam.jp/whatyoucan/campaign/
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/campaign/health_and_education/index.html

keep your challenging with your passion!