Archivo etiqueta «Filantropía»
By Robert Newman, British stand-up comedian, author and political activist (THE GUARDIAN, 27/01/12):
It’s strange that at this week’s World Economic Forum the designated voice of the world’s poor has been Bill Gates, who has pledged £478m to the Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, telling Davos that the world economic crisis was no excuse for cutting aid.
It reminds me of that dark hour when Al Gore, despite being a shareholder in Occidental Petroleum, was the voice of climate change action – because Gates does not speak with the voice of the world’s poor, of course, … Seguir leyendo
Por Gonzalo Anes y Álvarez de Castrillón (ABC, 06/10/10):
El deseo de mitigar los sufrimientos ajenos, hacer el bien a los necesitados de ayuda, fue siempre resultado de un sentimiento caritativo fundado o no en la religiosidad. Para los cristianos, «amar al prójimo como a uno mismo» era no solo cumplir el mandato divino, sino también favorecer la salvación del alma. Particulares, clérigos de iglesias y catedrales, religiosos de las órdenes monásticas concurrieron siempre al socorro de los más necesitados, de los desvalidos. Fundaron hospicios, hospitales, asilos, «casas de misericordia». El coste de las edificaciones y el mantenimiento fue en … Seguir leyendo
By Pierre Fulleris, completing a doctoral dissertation on Chinese charity networks and famine relief at the University of California, Irvine (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 28/09/10):
With trade imbalances helping make billionaires of more than a few Chinese, business pages have been abuzz with the promise of at least one American export to China: philanthropy.
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are visiting China this week to coax commitments to charity out of their Chinese counterparts. The Americans will be in China to “spread the word that it’s good to give,” said a host on America’s National Public Radio. The visit … Seguir leyendo
By David McCoy, a medical doctor and academic (THE GUARDIAN, 06/08/09):
As the global recession puts government aid budgets under pressure, and with the UN revealing a funding shortfall of nearly $5bn last week, calls are being made to expand the role of private philanthropy. There have even been suggestions that the wealthy should be given tax breaks to incentivise more private giving.
A new buzzword is “philanthrocapitalism“, a view that the talents and methods of successful capitalists should be applied to the “business” of social welfare and poverty alleviation because governments, traditional charities and NGOs are … Seguir leyendo
By Judith Flanders, the author of Inside the Victorian Home and A Circle of Sisters (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 26/12/08):
Ask most British people what Boxing Day is for, and they will answer, “It’s the day the sales start.” Or, possibly, the day for “visiting the rellies” — Brit-speak for relatives. Ask an Irish person and you will get a history lesson on Christian saints and martyrs, reminding you that it is St. Stephen’s Day in Ireland. Ask an American, of course, and the answer is: “Boxing what?”
Boxing Day, usually thought of as Dec. 26, but technically the … Seguir leyendo
Por Simon Jenkins, columnista del diario británico The Guardian (EL MUNDO, 07/07/06):
Cuando el segundo hombre más rico del mundo dona la mayor parte de su fortuna al hombre más rico del mundo, los demás haremos bien si escondemos las carteras. Warren Buffett ha entregado 31.000 millones de dólares (cerca de 25.000 millones de euros al cambio actual) a Bill Gates para que los sume a los 29.000 millones de dólares (unos 22,6 miles de millones de euros) de su fundación. Gates ha respondido con una cita de Adam Smith sobre la virtud de la filantropía. Sin embargo, ha … Seguir leyendo