Increasing food supply within a population tends cause an increase in population, which in turn increases the need for food. Contraception of course would help with the problem, but missionaries in the region are against it of course so we end up with more population growth and more starvation--the missionaries are pretty much to blame for this, despite their good intentions. Combining the provision of food and contraception is really the only responsible thing to do.
Also, there is a correlation between education level and reduced population growth rates...If anything the laptops will probably do more good for their society as a whole than the christian missionaries.
I worked as a computer tech at a small store for a few years, and at one point we decided to start distributing ubuntu cds (including live distros). We had them on display and anyone that was curious enough was allowed to take one for free. We also bought/sold used computers, and with older machines that didn't have an os there would be no way to make a profit if we installed windows. So we installed Ubuntu. Anyone who wanted an inexpensive machine was shown our linux boxes.
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Increasing food supply within a population tends cause an increase in population, which in turn increases the need for food. Contraception of course would help with the problem, but missionaries in the region are against it of course so we end up with more population growth and more starvation--the missionaries are pretty much to blame for this, despite their good intentions. Combining the provision of food and contraception is really the only responsible thing to do. Also, there is a correlation between education level and reduced population growth rates...If anything the laptops will probably do more good for their society as a whole than the christian missionaries.
I worked as a computer tech at a small store for a few years, and at one point we decided to start distributing ubuntu cds (including live distros). We had them on display and anyone that was curious enough was allowed to take one for free. We also bought/sold used computers, and with older machines that didn't have an os there would be no way to make a profit if we installed windows. So we installed Ubuntu. Anyone who wanted an inexpensive machine was shown our linux boxes.