&gt;Or just giving money, so that people can buy what they need.<p>And potentially sink that money into large, corrupt systems (such as some 3rd world governments) that at best use it inefficiently and at worst make the problem worse...<p>Which is, I suppose, the point. There is no single solution, a combination of outside groups and internal tools are needed to resolve systemic problems. The can&#x27;t be fixed exclusively from the outside.