The business of doing good has never been better.
The West has positioned itself as the protagonist of development, giving rise to a vast multi-billion dollar poverty industry. Yet the results have been mixed, in some cases even catastrophic, and leaders in the developing world are growing increasingly vocal in calling for change.
“I see multiple colonial governors,” says Ghanaian software entrepreneur Herman Chinery-Hesse of the international development establishment in Africa. “We are held captive by the donor community.”
The West has positioned itself as the protagonist of development, giving rise to a vast multi-billion dollar poverty industry — the business of doing good has never been better.
Yet the results have been mixed, in some cases even catastrophic, and leaders in the developing world are growing increasingly vocal in calling for change.
Drawing from over 200 interviews filmed in 20 countries, Poverty, Inc. unearths an uncomfortable side of charity we can no longer ignore.
From TOMs Shoes to international adoptions, from solar panels to U.S. agricultural subsidies, the film challenges each of us to ask the tough question: Could I be part of the problem?
Make plans to join us on November 18 at the IMAX Theater at historical Navy Pier in Chicago for a special screening of the Award-Winning film, Poverty, Inc., and learn how the business of doing good can harm the very people it is intended to help. PovertyCure and Acton Institute staff members will be available after the viewing for any conversation, dialogue or questions.
For more information about this event, contact Nick Porter at (616) 454-3080 or [email protected]
For more information about the Acton Institute in Chicago, contact Jim Healy at (630) 848-2001 or [email protected]
For more information about PovertyCure, contact Anielka Munkel at (616) 454-3080 or [email protected]
Visit PovertyCure at www.povertycure.org.
