[thisisit]

Am I missing something here? Donating money to a cause or individual in developing/third world country is classic NGO. And Watsi seems to offer nothing new, except maybe the word "crowdfunding" and based out of SV.

On that end, the indignation of this article is also misguided. This is like saying - "if X NGO's donors are paying for improving Y in developing countries, what incentive do those developing country governments have to improve Y?" This line of logic argues against all donation.

[shkkmo]

>This line of logic argues against all donation.

No it doesn't. You do need to be careful about how goods and services are donated to avoid making the situation worse.

http://www.djiboutijones.com/2014/02/dont-send-your-used-sho...

[thisisit]

Oh I forgot about the issues on donating used shoes, food cans etc. So let me rephrase that - This line of logic argues against any cash donation.