"Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we have raised £4.3 million for our Haiti earthquake appeal. This vital support is allowing us to feed and provide basic relief items to those who lost everything. So far we have reached approximately 150,000 people."
I have a confession to make. I've never properly understood charity. That excerpt was from the Christian Aid website, regarding the Haiti appeal. An absolute tragedy in which many people were either killed, injured or left homeless. Definitely a worthwhile cause. What I don't understand, and what I'm sure many others don't understand however is how £4.3 million has not at least made sure that everyone has a roof over there heads, and proper medical attention. The question people may be asking is "What has happened with all of our money?" Well I believe that I have the answers, and it is relatively simple...
* Haiti don't deal in Pound Sterling.
If Haiti don't deal in Pound Sterling, how are they supposed to spend the money we give them? Where are they meant to go, to get it changed into they're own currency? The local postie? Think about it...
* Even if the people of Haiti were to somehow get the money exchanged into they're own currency, where would they spend it?
In case we have forgotten, the majority of people in Haiti don't even have a place to sleep at night. With this in mind, why do we seem to think that the people of Haiti have a local Tescos that they can spend our money in?
If you will allow me to be completely frank, the people of Haiti will probably be wondering why we keep sending them sacks upon sacks of silly, crisp paper with an old woman on, and will most likely be burning the money in order to keep themselves warm. And we wonder why we're in a recession when things like this are going on?
In conclusion, the recession is down to foreigners burning all of our money. Not Gordon Brown.
Tom
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