Poverty Tourism, Charity Giving & Aid

I had never heard the expression "Poverty Tourism" until the Regional Director of the charity I worked for in Malawi used it. He was quite sceptical about the motives & use of the majority of volunteers. It made me think & that is good. We should question our actions & motives.

https://qz.com/665248/the-ethical-questions-that-every-traveler-should-ask-about-poverty-tourism/
This website raises 3 questions:-
1. What sort of consent or rights do the people being visited have?
2. What is the motivation of the people (tourists) doing the visiting?
3. Is the visit helpful to people on both sides of the equation? 

Critics argue that this tourism is deeply exploitative, positioning the local people as inhabitants of a human zoo. On the other hand, is it equally, or perhaps more unseemly, to spend vacations in privileged  resorts and designated tourist areas, without actually interacting with the local population other than as servants?

Then there is the issue of charity giving & aid to countries like Africa. There is the argument that there should be less - giving a hungry man fish, & more - teaching him how to fish!
http://challengesworldwide.com/5363-2/

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2017/04/9824422/
"Many factors have kept sub-Saharan Africa poor, e.g. famines, civil wars. Huge aid flows appear to have done little to change the development trajectories of poor countries, particularly in Africa. This is not to do with a vicious circle of poverty, waiting to be broken by foreign money. Poverty is instead created by economic institutions that systematically block the incentives and opportunities of poor people to make things better for themselves, their neighbours and their country".

We have to find a way to give poor people real hope that they can raise their familes out of poverty & illiteracy. We have to intervene in small ways, which allow local people to be their own agents for change & independence.

We have to stop exploiting their natural resources. We have to stop tolerating their corrupt systems & governments. We should name & shame both individuals & governments. We know who they are.
http://www.africaranking.com/most-corrupt-african-countries/5/
Charities should all have a zero tolerance policy for bribery & corruption.

If we, the developed nations, can't solve the problems of poverty, malnutrition, illiteracy & sickness in the developing world, given our skills & resources, then I can't see the point of us. Unless it's just to keep what we have to ourselves at a huge cost to the poor in the rest of the world.