Comments on: What degree would allow me to help a third world country? http://www.mobiles4development.com/what-degree-would-allow-me-to-help-a-third-world-country/ Helping the third world Develop Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:08:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Shaun Mackay http://www.mobiles4development.com/what-degree-would-allow-me-to-help-a-third-world-country/comment-page-1/#comment-471 Shaun Mackay Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:09:57 +0000 http://www.mobiles4development.com/what-degree-would-allow-me-to-help-a-third-world-country/#comment-471 The fundamental problem in the developing world is corruption, not lack of infrastructure. Don't get me wrong - there is a huge lack of infrastructure, but the corruption thwarts most efforts to solve that problem. The best way to stop corruption is to help develop a middle class. With the current situation in the developing world, a huge fraction of the population depends on the government for survival. These people cannot afford to complain about the government. I would say that helping entrepreneurship in the developing world would be the best way to help them. The micro-credit revolution has been a huge way that helps people help themselves. For it to continue to move forward, there will need to be a continued growth in business ideas that can be done much better in places like Africa than in the wealthier parts of the world. Study business. And, if that doesn't work out right, at least you could make a lot of money and give it to charity. The fundamental problem in the developing world is corruption, not lack of infrastructure. Don’t get me wrong – there is a huge lack of infrastructure, but the corruption thwarts most efforts to solve that problem.

The best way to stop corruption is to help develop a middle class. With the current situation in the developing world, a huge fraction of the population depends on the government for survival. These people cannot afford to complain about the government.

I would say that helping entrepreneurship in the developing world would be the best way to help them. The micro-credit revolution has been a huge way that helps people help themselves. For it to continue to move forward, there will need to be a continued growth in business ideas that can be done much better in places like Africa than in the wealthier parts of the world.

Study business. And, if that doesn’t work out right, at least you could make a lot of money and give it to charity.

]]> By: Ally Hood http://www.mobiles4development.com/what-degree-would-allow-me-to-help-a-third-world-country/comment-page-1/#comment-470 Ally Hood Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:13:22 +0000 http://www.mobiles4development.com/what-degree-would-allow-me-to-help-a-third-world-country/#comment-470 doctorates/physician my friend is a doctor in Ukraine (third world) and he helped my friends and i out on an expedition in south africa doctorates/physician my friend is a doctor in Ukraine (third world) and he helped my friends and i out on an expedition in south africa

]]> By: Sophia Thompson http://www.mobiles4development.com/what-degree-would-allow-me-to-help-a-third-world-country/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Sophia Thompson Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:09:47 +0000 http://www.mobiles4development.com/what-degree-would-allow-me-to-help-a-third-world-country/#comment-469 A medical degree. MBBS, FRCS. A medical degree.

MBBS, FRCS.

]]> By: Anna Bland http://www.mobiles4development.com/what-degree-would-allow-me-to-help-a-third-world-country/comment-page-1/#comment-468 Anna Bland Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:31:38 +0000 http://www.mobiles4development.com/what-degree-would-allow-me-to-help-a-third-world-country/#comment-468 An engineering degree would allow you to be able to design or plan out power plants, roads, and water systems among other things. I know there is a group called engineers without boarders who go to developing countries try researching something along those lines. An engineering degree would allow you to be able to design or plan out power plants, roads, and water systems among other things. I know there is a group called engineers without boarders who go to developing countries try researching something along those lines.

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