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African aid for Norwegians in winter – “It’s kind of just as bad as poverty”

By Tom Paulson on 16 November 2012 3

A new charity in Africa is seeking to help out Norwegians suffering from, well, winter.

A spokesman for the new charity Radi-Aid is collecting radiators to send to the Scandinavian country because: “A lot of people aren’t aware of what’s going on there right now … It’s kind of just as bad as poverty if you ask me.”

I needed a laugh.

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Tom Paulson

Tom Paulson is founder and lead journalist at Humanosphere. Prior to operating this online news site, he reported on science, medicine, health policy, aid and development for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Contact him at tom[at]humanosphere.org or follow him on Twitter @tompaulson.