Support given to Periclean Scholars is not the same as other forms of international aid. Periclean support is funneled into the most responsible means of providing international aid, development aid.
To compare it against other forms of international aid:
Foreign aid: Economic or military assistance provided to a foreign country or entity. This form of aid is strategic in nature and intended to further America's interests. For example, America provides large amounts of foreign aid to Egypt for preference in accessing the Suez Canal. It is known as taking from America's poorest and giving to the richest in the foreign community.
Development aid: Aid that supports economic, political, social, and environmental development in the long term. Its success depends on building and sustaining meaningful partnerships in local communities.
Humanitarian aid: Aid that is sparked by humanitarian disasters, both natural and man-made. This type of aid is short term in nature and is mostly seen as a "band-aid" - addressing the issue at hand (restoring human dignity) but doing little to create sustainable change in communities.
Given this brief introduction to types of international aid, I hope you will join me in my belief that the Periclean model is the preferred model to institute positive international change.
Meaningful partnerships must exist between the donor and the recipient to ensure a lasting social impact. This is what the Periclean Scholars do. They conduct scholarly research to ensure they choose the best partners. Once chosen, they listen to their partners and do not flood them with tools and technologies that they do not need. They assist them with tools that promote economic and democratic reforms and create positive change over generations.
In order to sustain this development aid, the support of Periclean alumni, friends, family, and community members is paramount.
This is reason #1 to support Periclean Scholars: responsible international aid.
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