tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19301237.post4290893269739553232..comments2023-07-07T15:12:46.200+07:00Comments on Street Kids in Vietnam: Counting the cost Michael Brosowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02627735367740823148noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19301237.post-5514785229635335722012-10-05T18:38:19.636+07:002012-10-05T18:38:19.636+07:00It sure is strange when NGOs say "We don'...It sure is strange when NGOs say "We don't get involved in individual cases." If there is no "individual case," then what is there? How do you help a million if you don't help one? Michael Brosowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767357719215167509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19301237.post-11411445111035614412012-10-05T14:25:46.699+07:002012-10-05T14:25:46.699+07:00I've said it before but the real reason NGOs d...I've said it before but the real reason NGOs don't like small numbers or individuals helped is that they can be too easily proved. NGOs like big, unprovable numbers who they've helped in such a small way that their progress is hard for others to disprove. <br /><br />Making tangible change to individuals is a little too real. <br /><br />Also large NGOs are not against fundraising using individuals - help this girl, buy this goat for this family etc - but as well all know - after that your cash just goes into the pot with everything else.<br /><br />Keep up the good work.Steve Jacksonhttp://www.ourmaninhanoi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19301237.post-7123145405380262942012-10-04T10:53:39.484+07:002012-10-04T10:53:39.484+07:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the cost of...Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the cost of rescuing trafficked children,teenagers or young adults and the costs involved Michael. A price should not be put on a human life. I think it helps to think of it terms of it is was my child, my sister or my brother, would we pay whatever it took to rescue them. Yes we would! As you rightly pointed out the funds are not just spent on rescuing a child, two, three, or more, but also reduce the amount of traffickers out there and it's a warning to the others. The amount you spend on rescuing children and giving them a decent future is money worth while spending!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09919652786134907456noreply@blogger.com