Message-ID: <0.2db0cf7e.256c90de@aol.com> Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 19:52:46 EST From: mailto:AXEOXALA@AOL.COM Subject: Re: The Life in Africa Foundation -- seeking microfinance stories To: mailto:DEVEL-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
In a message dated 11/23/99 6:21:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, mailto:elaine3@mindspring.com writes:<< I would like to add to the comment below, a Jewish philosopher in the 13th century stated that the highest form of charity is that which ensures that the poor person gains an independent means of earning a living. >>
Thank you for this point, reminding that this indeed is only a strange concept in the field of international development.
nicole