- What thoughts come to mind when you think of Africa? Poverty, disease, AIDS..?
- "I view Africa as 900 million entrepreneurs who are able to live on $1 a day"
- Africa, 53 countries.... how we view Africa dictates how we will invest our time and efforts towards Africa
- The international community split the continent into borders often breaking up families, relationships... creating dysfunctional development
- Founded African Coffee in 2003
- Africans are best placed to solve their problems
- Integrity is about being truthful about what we need to do to get out of a difficult situation
- There have been a lot of well meaning people thinking Aid would help the continent... No country in the world has developed through handouts... (China, India? All by trade)
- Trade is the only way to bring sustainable change in communities, train them out of poverty
- Took 14 trips to the UK (from Uganda) to get distribution going with the coffee...
- Africa produces only 2% of world GDP
- People tend to lump all African countries as the same.... one problem in one country and we can think it bleeds into all of Africa.... risky...
- "I'm looking for people to give me shelf space, not handouts"
- We need to change the conversation about Africa
- In 1995 Aid was at it's highest, yet that same year was the lowest GDP- Aid isn't the answer... it undermines accountability
- Buying African products best helps Africa, it employs people and allows them to continue to develop
Trade. Not Aid. Rethink and change the conversation about Africa.
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