A Danish Artist as been offering poor Ugandans a way out of poverty by offering them animals in exchange for them changing their name to Hornselth.
Kristian von Hornsleth ... is offering villagers of Buteyongera aid in the form of a pig or goat if they take on his name, is a commentary on the hypocrisies of society.
The Scheme is not a favourite of the Ugandan Government though.
Officials such as James Buturo, the ethics and integrity minister, have condemned the Uganda Village Project, which Hornsleth launched in June, as racist
"It's a remark about hypocrisy, about Western and Third World relations, about aid against free trade," Hornsleth said.
Their is a huge debate ongoing in the Ugandan media about this.
Ugandan newspapers have filled up with letters and columns, some praising, but many angrily condemning the "pig-for-name" project, as an insult to poor Ugandans.
On the ground its a different story
"We're so grateful for these animals," said Kabaalu Muyiwe Hornsleth, trudging through a field of banana plants towards her new goat tied to a tree in Buteyongera village, central Uganda. "Who cares about a name? We're poor and he helped us."
In response to claims that it was threatening the sovereignty of Uganda
George Sabadu, a 46 year-old Uganda, said: "Africans adopting European names for gifts - we've been doing that since colonial times. Why do you think I am called George?"
This is not a charity according to Horselth
"It's not a donation, it's a service. I don't believe in aid, I believe in free trade."
Im not sure myself about this but im for anything that helps people, help themselves, as im a firm beleiver in the old adage "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
Hornsleth does have a point,how has 20 years or more of AID been useful to Africa except to enslave and colonialize anew?
ReplyDeleteIts a shame though that Hornsleth chooses to exploit people in need to make a point.I wonder if he would do the same to the homeless in his own country?