People have got it wrong about development aid. This is what you need to know

Apr 6, 2017

Nine-year-old Tumelo shows off antiretroviral (ARV) pills before taking his medication at Nkosi's Haven, south of Johannesburg November 28, 2014. Nkosi's Haven provides residential care for destitute HIV-positive mothers and their children, whether HIV-positive or not. Nkosi's Haven is named after Nkosi Johnson, the young AIDS activist who passed away on International Children's Day on June 1, 2001. December 1 is World AIDS Day. Picture taken November 28. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: HEALTH) - RTR4G62Y

In the last 25 years, foreign-aid programs have helped usher in an era of unprecedented progress in the developing world. Image: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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