Last week, I added a few miles to my account. For the cognoscenti, I flew to the following airports between Nov. 30 and Dec.11. : TPA-JFK-LGA-DCA-IAD-OAK-IAD-DAK-IAD.
The first week was dedicated to compare the French way of raising funds to the new `Venture Philanthropy`` in the US. A new way to raise funds for the neediest. In France and in the US, we are faced with Public authorities who can no longer finance basic needs in terms of health and education. The logical end of a long running policy of No New Taxes.
This week, I was in Africa, where the world was discussing its successes in fighting TB and malaria. For AIDS, the record is not quite as good. Overall, the situation in Africa is not good, with a steady deterioration aggravated by the financial crisis.
The contrast in one week between the Stanford campus and the streets of Dakar was sobering. It is true, if you it is like riding a bike. If you stop pedalling you will fall. They have started to fall.
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