tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523632088500982402.post8223173456199782975..comments2023-10-29T01:12:05.453-07:00Comments on B4h Blog: The takes us to whole new worldspmontanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927902471189168603noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523632088500982402.post-9478519216114420262008-07-29T08:50:00.000-07:002008-07-29T08:50:00.000-07:00It is great to find u so thanks for this website. ...It is great to find u so thanks for this website. This has been on my mind since I have been recovering bikes from a local city dump where they allow scavanging in the metal recycle area. Large cities don't allow this. But I am wondering about working with our city for a collection container.<BR/> I was in Mozambique a year ago and witnessed the huge need. My friend has an orphanage there. However one question is how this affects the local economy and local bike dealers. Does this put local people out of bussiness?<BR/> The other question related to your distinction between NGO and grassroots; isn't a certain amount of control beneficial to prevent abuse should that become an issue? Abuse on the recieving end such as corruption from government officials?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523632088500982402.post-72290462570714186012008-06-16T03:38:00.000-07:002008-06-16T03:38:00.000-07:00I am happy you're so excited by your work and move...I am happy you're so excited by your work and movement - there is nothing better than that - but I think your distinction between and NGO and a movement is a bit exaggerated. <BR/><BR/>An NGO, without or without a hierarchal structure, can be open to collaboration and encouraging of people joining and inputting as members, chapters, branches or webs. Pick a model or metaphor. None define or exclude an NGO and NGOs can operate in many ways. This isn't a knock on your movement or the coolness of your growth to other regions, just on your belief that an NGO couldn't excite or allow such growth to places like Australia too. It is also rather unfair to claim NGOs push out creativity or only dominate from one top person. Come on! There are thousands of extremely creative people and groups working together within the bounds of NGOs and you do yourself a disservice separating your model from theirs. <BR/><BR/>It is all a big spectrum and all a web of movements in a variety of methods, formal and informal.McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230019293929675659noreply@blogger.com