Naive international development NGO

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By naive international development NGO we mean an NGO that focuses on international development in least developed countries but doesn't focus on a particular niche area such as microcredit or health. It's actions amount to little more than a transfer of wealth from rich countries to poor countries.

Leverage Factor

Effectiveness is hard to estimate. We try.

Value of $1 to the very poor

20 x

Investment factor

1.25-1.75 x

Additional value add because money is invested on development rather than squandered on consumption

This later factor might seem low but realize that if it was 2 or 3 it would be easy for a country to work its way out of poverty by investing in and taxing the output of development projects.

Leverage Factor

30 - 40