Friday, October 9, 2009

Five loaves and two fishes for a multitude

http://projects.dfid.gov.uk/ProjectDetails.asp?projcode=107403-101&RecordsPerPage=10&keywordSelect=BRAC&Submit1=Search&PageNo=1&jsEnabled=true

According to this, the DFID has paid BRAC (which has spent) the sum of circa 24 million pounds to raise 4 million rural people from extreme poverty to sustainable livelihood. That comes to 6 pounds per person: so 6 pounds is all it requires to raise a person out of poverty permanently in just 7 years? Per year, that comes to less than 1 pound per person. I suddenly remember reading that Christ multiplied five loaves and two fishes for a multitude while delivering a sermon on a mountain. This guy Abed and the DFID must know some powerful prayers.

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