G8, Live8

Im yet to be convinced about the objectives/results/mission of this whole make poverty go away hooha.
A group of economic fat cats a.k.a the G8 spend tonnes of tax payers monies to run a summit to discuss the plight of poor Jairo/Shah/Sega/Manuel e.t.c who live in untold poverty in whatever pocket of the world.
The summit is being held in some posh establishment with the delegates all well taken care of to a fault and as they chomp down their fillet o' whatever and swirl ther sauvignon(s), in the name of coming up with strategies to save the poor chaps, the poor of the globe languish further and further.
They G8 crew have probably never known a day without a meal,they always have a roof over their heads, a paid holiday for all the hardwork they have done throughout the year (including endless hours sitting and yawning in meetings), never went bare foot unless their medical consultant flown from China says its good for the chi!...arrm you get my point.
To support the cause further, apparently, some of the top seed in the music industry with bank accounts that you and I will probably never have are singing ther lungs out in the name of poverty. The are getting free publicity which means more people buying their tunes, expanding of the bank accounts and perhaps a few pennies put in the 'Make Poverty History' account....
SERIOUSLY FOLKS WHO ARE WE KIDDING??/!!

I would be highly suprised if the poor of the globe give 2 hoots about all this. In my opinion all this effort wont amount to much.

Off the top of my head, what this concerned parties and the other government of the world can do to actively contribute to eradication of poverty includes;
a)Give them an education,provide them accessible medical care
b) ensure citizens talents are not wasted by reducing the unemployment levels. they earn some, they live some, its one family out of the statistics
c) easen up the borders to maximise on global talent
d) step up the infrastructure to support development and local industry
e) protect the water catchment areas and other natural resources
f) let those egos go and stop colonising other countries (mentally/physically/ecomically)
g) Drop the warheads, shake hands amicably and sort out development issues within your own borders. Remember the more nukes are blown up, the more damage to the ozone, climate patterns are affected,agro-based economies are crippled, poverty is created...
h) Ease up trade concessions and fair trade policies
And I have barely scratched the surface..

But surely, poverty has been with us since time immemorial, the possible suggestions I have stated are no rocket science..how then is it that we need yet another summit ad global effort to figure this out...?

Arrrrmm, why aren't they holding the summit/concerts in areas where there is actual poverty? If the point was to highlight how much poverty we have in the world, why aren't the affected nations, not the host countries? How about if they held them in a 'poor hood' and employed the local chaps to help with the logistics...wouldnt that be a very direct contribution to the change of status of that population?Even if for the shortest time?

I rest my case....and remain highly unconvinced.
The ones who really know about poverty, should be the ones discussing it and coming up with the solutions, not the guys from the other side of the ridge while nestled in their 6ft mansions...Cannot lah!