Category: Rest of the World

Ethical questions about microfinance

Lofty title, but unfortunately this is not going to be a philosophical debate about developing world aid and whether you should give it.  I just make the assumption that if you can, you should.
No, I have recently been awakened to a different set of issues.  Let’s start with saying that my favourite way of giving is through [...]

Stumbling on the unexpected

Sometimes you find things where you least expect them.  Take this forthcoming shop.  You might expect the picture to come from the new Westfield shopping centre in Shepherd’s Bush. Or maybe Bluewater?  Well, it wasn’t either of those.  I took this picture in a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  I have to say that [...]