http://www.gregspurgin.com/no-1-adventurers-travel-blog/2015/08/26/to-give-or-not-to-give/ Judy and Gregs travels through Botswana and Namibia Wed, 02 Sep 2015 02:23:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3 http://www.gregspurgin.com/no-1-adventurers-travel-blog/2015/08/26/to-give-or-not-to-give/#comment-232 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 06:57:40 +0000 http://www.gregspurgin.com/no-1-adventurers-travel-blog/?p=278#comment-232 The St James Lodge website has a very good list of Do’s and Don’ts
http://www.stjameslodge.co.za/index.php/page/rules

]]> http://www.gregspurgin.com/no-1-adventurers-travel-blog/2015/08/26/to-give-or-not-to-give/#comment-227 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 06:17:26 +0000 http://www.gregspurgin.com/no-1-adventurers-travel-blog/?p=278#comment-227 I’ll always give people food if they ask, especially kids. Not money though, that should be in exchange for a service or an item. Just like everywere else. xx

]]> http://www.gregspurgin.com/no-1-adventurers-travel-blog/2015/08/26/to-give-or-not-to-give/#comment-226 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 06:14:02 +0000 http://www.gregspurgin.com/no-1-adventurers-travel-blog/?p=278#comment-226 The ‘snow’ was a very thin layer – it looked very patchy when we saw it from above.
I love KIVA – have given over 40 loans, mostly to women wanting to run their own small business, or buy supplies for farming. I looked at loans for Namibia a while ago, but it was mostly people wanting to sell potatoes at markets … and there are already plenty of people doing that. Will be interesting to see who wants what in Lesotho. And I give to a local ADL womens’ shelter that my mum use to do voluntary work at – they have good programs for education and job skills. xx

]]> http://www.gregspurgin.com/no-1-adventurers-travel-blog/2015/08/26/to-give-or-not-to-give/#comment-225 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 02:09:26 +0000 http://www.gregspurgin.com/no-1-adventurers-travel-blog/?p=278#comment-225 Such a first world dilemma , but I agree with you wholeheartedly . We don’t want to reinforce begging . In India parents actually amputate children’s limbs to get sympathy from tourists . When I was younger I used to give them all money . Now , only buskers , or I buy something I don’t want , because they’re working and trying to make a future for themselves . That’s why Kiva and others like them are so fabulous .
Give a person a fish ……..etc .
I had to look twice at that photo , as I couldn’t believe it was snow ! xx

]]> http://www.gregspurgin.com/no-1-adventurers-travel-blog/2015/08/26/to-give-or-not-to-give/#comment-224 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 15:14:35 +0000 http://www.gregspurgin.com/no-1-adventurers-travel-blog/?p=278#comment-224 Hi Judy and Greg,
Must be difficult in choosing who to give and who to not give too. We don’t see much of that here although apparently Southend have lots of homeless people . There was a foreign lady outside our Marks and Spencer this morning selling “Big Issues” but she possible earns more than I get pension So I pasted by feeling a little guilty as I have so much to be thankful for .
Love Margaret xx

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