Sigh.
Here we are again. Said U.S. celebrity wants to save the people of Africa. Pardon my skepticism, but haven’t we been here before, with Bono and co.?
Usually this kind of announcement by any celebrity makes me cringe. A billion kids…in Africa? Really? How? But most importantly, why? Oh yes, there’s a profit in there somewhere. Every purchase of 50′s new energy drink, Street King provides a meal “for a child in need.”
Somehow the Chinese proverb “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime” comes to mind.
We can only wait and see how this will turn.
What do you think of 50′s latest effort?
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I totally agree with you, Yolanda. Working in the international development sector, I can tell you that "feeding a billion children" is just one of those sweeping statements that doesn't mean anything. Its a nice sentiment but what does he mean exactly? Is he going to feed 1 billion children once? Or over a period of time? If so, how long?
But, hey, maybe we should give him the benefit of the doubt - he is a successful business man so I am sure he will think this through and get some insight from the experts.