The Great Clothing Debate: Contention over East African Countries’ Ban on Imported Secondhand Clothes

Julia's World Attitude October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 by Julia Haas

The Great Clothing Debate: Contention over East African Countries’ Ban on Imported Secondhand Clothes

When we donate clothes, we usually think that we are doing a good thing for people in less-developed countries than the United States. However, this article makes one think about the overall economic impact that action has… and whether we are doing more harm than help. For Dignity and Development, East Africa Curbs Used Clothes …

Julia's World Attitude September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 by Julia Haas

What Happens in Germany when Christianity and Refugees Collide

Refugees. We think of children in dusty and destroyed streets, foreigners in a new place, debates about refugee policy in the news. Many people disagree on the role or responsibility of countries to accept refugees. They fear that refugees will absorb too much aid, too many resources, and will throw of the economic balance. Yet …