Bonner Aufruf: It is false to believe that more money means more development

Na also, geht doch:

"A group of German citizens from the Köln/Bonn area who are experienced in development aid for Africa formed a political initiative in September of last year. We are convinced that it would be irresponsible to continue with the aid practice that we have seen over the last half century. Our basic opinion is absolutely in line with what I read in “Weaning Ghana …”.As a first step, we formulated a declaration, the “Bonner Aufruf” (“Bonn Appeal”) that you find under http://www.bonner-aufruf.eu/ (with an English version).

As every group endeavour, it is a compromise of differing opinions. Not all of us agree totally on everything we say, for instance on our assessment of African NGO’s. Some of us think that many of them have to be seen very critically. But we all do share the same basic direction of the Appeal, mainly that the “North” must stop to think that it can develop Africa. And that it is false to believe that more money means more development (as the G8 summit in 2005 in Gleneagles obviously assumed)." (Hervorhebung: KDL)
>> mehr (ghanaweb.com)

Ich stimme mit Ausnahme der folgenden Forderung mit allem überein:

"- die Entscheidungsbefugnis über bilaterale Entwicklungszusammenarbeit auf die deutschen Botschaften zu übertragen, die personell entsprechend ausgestattet werden."

Das, so meine ich, ist mehr als fragwürdig. Ich befürchte, da würde das Baby mit dem Badewasser ausgeschüttet ... ;-)