Harry Guerrilla
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Well, if a country doesn't have formal schooling for their kids, it's hard to produce the educated stock to develop. It doesn't need to go beyond 6 grade equivalent.
That is true.
Basic math and reading combined with relevant technical skills should be sufficient.
Later after they have developed past the basics they could go further themselves.
I think that depends where they are. If they are 20 miles out of Nairobi, it's probably fine for a truck. If you're in the boonies well away from any city, then an animal is a better choice.
Your right. It really depends on the local.
I like goats though, most people don't think of them as a beast of burden but they are pretty utilitarian.
Speaking of which, I think the charities which provide livestock are excellent ideas. $10 for a pair of Geese which find their own food and reproduce quickly into a flock. Good idea. $500 for a cow which produces milk and can breed more cows? Good idea. Charity cash and food never help development. Livestock can form a basis for agricultural development.
Guineas are native to Africa and they have been used in the states and Europe as a sort of free range meat animal.
There are also more robust breeds of chickens that rival even the most vicious goose.
McMurray Hatchery - Guineas
I suppose, but restoring the agricultural market will cause a lot more people go back into farming which solves that problem. And it's not just exports, but a farmer taking his crop and selling it in the cities. Communication like a village cell phone is great for this as it maximizes their profits by selling when prices are high.
It wouldn't be a bad start. I get disappointed when I see charities wasting money on one brick building when they could be doing things such as this to improve quality of life.
Using readily available materials to help construct buildings or introducing bamboo would help more than anything else while focusing the monetary efforts on long lasting changes every one can benefit from.
Bamboo is a utilitarian species of plant eat it, build with it, and more.