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-The Hungry Man is a book written and illustrated by Oren Ginzburg in 2004. It is a funny take on the way in which international aid organisations (non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the United Nations, etc.) are working around the world in trying to help "the poor".
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-A reviewer of the book (Duncan Butchart on www.wildwatch.com) wrote:
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-"This may be a slim little cartoon book, but it packs a powerful message: the vast amounts of money and human resources which go into aid programmes are very often misplaced. In a sequence of funny but illuminating watercolour drawings, which hardly need their skinny captions, Ginzburg deftly reveals how the plight of a 'hungry man' (as a representative of a community) so often attracts a horde of well-meaning expats which rapidly become a self-serving institution. (...) If this little book causes some individuals and organisations to reflect a little closer on what they are doing, it will have served its purpose."
-The book starts as follows:
-If a man is hungry don't give him a fish: give him a rod and teach him how to catch one.
-If a man is hungry don't give him a rod: teach him how to make one in his own environment.
-But if a man is hungry don't let him ruin his environment: teach him to protect it while still meeting his needs.
-So if a man is hungry, first assess his needs.
-Then train some local trainers
-Draft a first report...
-Oren Ginzburg has also written another book on international development, called "There You Go!" - which tells about the fatal encounter between a happy tribe and two "developers". The introduction of the book, by Survival International's director Stephen Corry, has the following things to say about There You Go! :
-"There you go! is an arrow defending tribal peoples. In my 33 years with Survival, I have not come across anything else that hits the bull's eye with such simplicity, accuracy and irrepressible humour. Today the subject of tribal peoples and development is saturated with words, but if you really want to understand what's going on, read this book."
-www.hungrymanbooks.com