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awakening to development co-operation

EUROPEAN

COMMISSION

DE 116

MAY 2003

AND

awakening to development co-operation

his little book tells a story just like the ones I used to

enjoy telling my three children

They have all grown up now, and I am today a European

Commissioner for Development Co-operation .

These words may seem a little strange, but they are so very

important.

What they simply mean is that, since we all live on the same

planet, it is only right that those who are richer help those who

are poor… each in his or her own way.

Maybe when you read this story you will

understand better and like us grown-ups

soon want to do something about it.

Poul Nielson

MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN AID

important note

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Its contents (text and illustrations) do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission.

Partial or total reproduction of elements contained in this book is authorised only subject to clear and explicit mention of its publisher.

Mathias and his sister Amélie really like watching TV in the evening before they

go to bed. Tonight, there's a documentary about animals in Africa.

– Imagine, Amélie, all those elephants and giraffes just walking around free all

over the place… Africa must be a really big place…

That night, Mathias fell asleep in no time at all, and he had a dream .

He dreamt that he was in Africa but, strangely, it wasn't really at all

like what he'd seen on TV…