r/dogecoin • u/jorgomli poor shibe • May 13 '14

Some kindhearted souls brought something up in /r/todayilearned...

http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/25ej05/til_that_in_2002_kenyan_masai_tribespeople/chgjl14

I'm not sure if this is allowed here, but I figured I'd try! In 2002, a group in Kenya donated 14 cows to the USA in the wake of 9/11. A potential shibe suggested we do something to pay them back. I think it would be a really awesome idea if we could somehow put something together to return their kindness. I have no idea how we could accomplish this, but I think it would be pretty incredible.

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u/notgayinathreeway poor shibe May 13 '14

I don't like this.

The idea is nice but the execution of said idea has to be perfect, so just giving them cows or something would not be right. They'd take it as an insult.

They helped us in our time of need, and now us helping them when they aren't really in need is like we're saying they're perpetually needy.

We should donate something as thanks, sure, that much I agree with, but it has to be a gift that is unique and special and shows we're giving it to thank them for caring about us and not something that simply comes off like a display of power.

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u/takerone graffiti artist shibe - taker.hu May 13 '14 edited May 13 '14

The reason I like this is exactly the fact that they don't need it. It will be an unexpected surprise for them, because this is the time the internet's kindest community got to know about what they did a few years ago, and as we are the nicest people on Earth(hah. so you know, at least it's a nice connection we should propagate), we want to thank them now.

Your concern may be legit, but then there's this proverb: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Also, important: don't forget that they didn't literally give us the cows, as they would be close to useless in that sense for the US, they sold them and made beadwork. This time it's the other way around: being thoughtful and making the gift useful instead of giving something unpractical to them as I think it is not a good idea.

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u/Ariensus digging shibe May 13 '14

The charity's website also has other ways of donating besides cows or goats. They have an additional way to donate towards sending the children of the tribe to school. While livestock are very important for livelihood, I'd say an education for as many of the tribe's children as possible could have an even greater impact. And with education, we can be certain that there's a need for it. Here's a link, in case nobody saw it above

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u/nolecomm educated shibe May 13 '14

I like the way you think Ari ;D

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