Other unsettling development facts would simply fill this page. CARE is probably the best-known, largest and most effective of the aid organizations. Through widespread small-business development, health care, family planning, girls' education, agricultural training and environmental protection, CARE would like to put itself out of business. But for every million who receive a healthy meal, millions more stare at empty bowls. The CARE Web site tours people through war, AIDS and famine with a surprisingly positive attitude.
Pictures show smiling faces.
Perhaps the idea is to convey a sense of hope, rather than despair, in the effort to glean financial assistance from casual Web surfers. WebActive is published weekly.