Enrique Gili is a freelance writer covering Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (Clinton, like many other famous figures who have thrown themselves into bettering conditions in Africa, is passionate about what he does here. His efforts bring both media attention and money. But assessing the long-term results of this effort is more difficult.
"There are so many dimensions to intervening in a different culture," points out Bruce Sievers, a visiting scholar at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. "The question is, how well informed are all the celebrities trying to do a thorough job in Africa, let alone those who just travel over and are blown away by the poverty?"
And are celebrities willing, he wants to know, to stick with programs they start for the necessary "at least" 20 years to come?
This is first time I've heard Clinton reffered to as a celebrity rather than a statesman. I'm surprised the CSM would use the term so loosely. A celebrity is usually defined as some who's famous just for being famous like Paris Hilton.Let's hope he's more effective at his humaitarian efforts than she is at getting her name in the paper. ( CS Monitor)
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