Somalia and US sign $300m development assistance pact, a first in 30 year

[Che -Guevara]

https://www.somalipressonline.com/somalia-us-sign-300m-development-assistance-pact-first-30-years/

[Dahireeto]

"Since 2011, USAID has provided over $1.3 billion in humanitarian assistance and $328 million in development assistance to the people of Somalia."

 

There is little in the country to show for all past assistance money.  Let us hope this package goes directly to real development and not in the pockets of the politicians. 

[Che -Guevara]

The majority of the aid money goes back to donor nations in for or another. Many of consultants, experts and managers of aid projects are from the same. The administrative cost is astronomical and the little money left  is distributed to local NGOs, In fact, there are no meaningful deliverables. 

 

The part of the problem is African governments as they present no specific goals that addresses specific needs.

[anoo kale]

1 hour ago, Che -Guevara said:

The part of the problem is African governments as they present no specific goals that addresses specific needs.

 

The problem is foreign aid itself, Che. That is the only logical conclusion.

 

"Lee Kuan Yew ruled out passing the begging bowl and accepting foreign assistance of any kind. "

" Singapore refused to accept foreign aid: This is a far cry from many developing countries, where, when you pick up the paper, all you see are   politicians and bureaucrats trying to secure foreign aid from someone, be it an NGO, a foreign government, or an international financial institution such as the World Bank. By contrast, “no foreign aid” signs hung, and still hang,   figuratively, outside every government office in Singapore. "

 

 

 

 

 

[Dahireeto]

22 hours ago, Che -Guevara said:

The majority of the aid money goes back to donor nations in for or another. Many of consultants, experts and managers of aid projects are from the same. The administrative cost is astronomical and the little money left  is distributed to local NGOs, In fact, there are no meaningful deliverables. 

 

The part of the problem is African governments as they present no specific goals that addresses specific needs.

 

Understood, but we shouldn't put all the blame on the donors. I have never read or heard any Somali politician being held accountable for being corrupt. 

[Che -Guevara]

Anoo Kale, I agree with you but unfortunately, we lack such leaders.

 

Dahireeto,  The Somali state is in name only. Who is there to be held accountable?

[maakhiri1]

Guys,  the elephant in the room, is us, SOMALIS and  their leaders, we failed to provide and build our nation.

 

WHY are we talking about aid, it is shame! become too dependant, and these guys paid the aid, they can spend as they see fit

[galbeedi]

I read an article from the Turkish Daily Sabbah that the United Nations spent in Somalia $55 billions since 1991, and there was nothing to show for it. 

 

Of course we should not blame those who are giving the aid, but if you look carefully these kind of aides create corruption and oligarchy. In the late eighties when Somalia was collapsing through affiliation and other ills, the country borrowed  almost 2 billion  from the donor countries. 

 

In my opinion, welfare and handouts never built nations or families. THe African American community was one of the most hard working people in America in early nineteen fifties. When they striked big cities like Chicago used to shut down. Thirty years later when every immigrant  got off a ship and made the American dream, the blacks were put in high rise buildings like sardines and given welfare for life. Since then their life was never the same.  THe same thing goes to the Somalis who settled in housing projects. They could not see or gauge  what was going on in the country. Some thought that by getting few hundred dollars that they were cheating the system with  huge money, but they did not know that they were missing more than the few dollars. When things are given you for free , you would not know the value of the things that surround you. 

 

 

 

 

I do not want to go on with long drivel, but this concept of expecting others to build your nation is a concept shared by all Somali leaders. I said many times that this town of MOgadishu or the government of Somalia is not without cash or money.  "Magaaladu lacag ayey la ciirciiraysa, Hoteelada boqolka dollar lagu seexanayo bal soo eeg". THis president got close to hundred million dollars for direct aid from other countries with  less than 10 months in office , yet they might not have the salary of the soldiers.

 

We want to know what this $300 million has done for Somalia at the end of three years. WE have seen what the Turks had built with few years. The days of millions spent in Nairobi hotels and airports is over. A consultant will be paid six figures and a Somali employee will paid $300/month.

 

 

 

[anoo kale]

26 minutes ago, galbeedi said:

THis president got close to hundred million dollars for direct aid from other countries with  less than 10 months in office , yet they might not have the salary of the soldiers.

 

Sums up the predicament of this sad ass country.

 

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

On 12/5/2017 at 8:16 PM, Dahireeto said:

"Since 2011, USAID has provided over $1.3 billion in humanitarian assistance and $328 million in development assistance to the people of Somalia."

 

Lacagtaan includes "assistance" and "humanitarian" aid provided to AMISOM, Blackwater mercenary people, folks in Xalane/Nayroobi and the likes, which is the bulk of these. Not a single dollar was directly given to any Soomaali dowlad in the last 27 years.

 

Only Turkiga did directly gave financial aid to Soomaali governments and directly assisted with development. Some Khaliij Carab countries periodically handed out handheld suitcases of cash, which used to disappear before it reached to Xamar.

 

Thanks to Turkiga, now it is changing, though. Others, including Mareykanka and Qadar, are committing hundred of millions of direct aid.