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I don't think anyone has commented on this here yet. I have to admit I'm pretty gobsmacked by all this. I've given money to Oxfam for years and always thought they were one of the well-vetted, "good" charities that spent most of the money given them on helping people. Now I don't know what to think and I don't know which charities I can trust with my money, because it seems likely that Oxfam isn't alone in this. But not giving money will hurt people in need too.
There are too many stories covering too many angles of this to give a comprehensive list, but here are a few:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...aster-victims-for-sex/?utm_term=.6b4501562630
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo...ions-that-prostitutes-hired-in-disaster-zones
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43079090
It ties in with #metoo in a way too. Even some guys who work in humanitarian aid evidently don't think of women as people and will take advantage of differences in status and power whenever they can get away with it.
There are too many stories covering too many angles of this to give a comprehensive list, but here are a few:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...aster-victims-for-sex/?utm_term=.6b4501562630
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo...ions-that-prostitutes-hired-in-disaster-zones
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43079090
It ties in with #metoo in a way too. Even some guys who work in humanitarian aid evidently don't think of women as people and will take advantage of differences in status and power whenever they can get away with it.