[Apollia]

Originally Posted by daj

Is contributing money to something without contributing yourself & your time really contributing? I don't think so...

I think it can be, but only if the person spends the money wisely.

Also read this, about how billions of aid money to africa doesn't help anything:
SPIEGEL Interview with African Economics Expert: "For God's Sake, Please Stop the Aid!" - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

Thanks for that link.

So all these annoying rich people who donate blindly aren't doing anything to help. That's the bottom line.

Here's a link Brutha posted on another thread that I found interesting. Iqbal Quadir says mobiles fight poverty | Video on TED.com

Part of what it points out is that a good approach to eliminating poverty would be to empower the people themselves, and not keep enriching/empowering their corrupt rulers.