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Hot on IdealistNews - Young Pakistanis, Google Maps and Aid to Africa

From Scott Stadum, who is known as BlueOrange on IdealistNews.


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Here's a roundup of some of the hottest stories from last week (as titled by the users who submitted them):

• Please stop building schools in Iraq and Afghanistan


• He's called Thompson Ayodele, he's from Nigeria and he thinks that overseas aid is making African countries poorer. The statistics he produces are jaw-dropping


• Young Pakistanis to their parents: “Pick up your trash”


• Massive Africa Update on Google Maps


• Dr. Paul Farmer, founder of Partners in Health and MacArthur "genius" may accept appointment coordinating global health at State Department/USAID

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