We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

We were so young and so naive. We pulled together and knew it would make a difference, or at least we hoped it would. I hope we have learned one thing, but I'm not sure we have. This has recently been seen by the US sending Skittles in the food boxes to Gaza. Skittles? Maybe we have not learned yet that evil exists. Evil and corruption are all around us and good intentions do not always work without a plan, a real plan. We have seen this over and over in the years since this well-meaning song. Where's the money going? Who is handling the distribution? What guarantees do donors have that the money is getting to the true recipients? Who are the feet on the ground who know the needs and work with the people? Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Haiti, Gaza - have we learned anything?