Education and a higher standard of living are the only solutions to the rising population crisis, but all the money we give isn't having the desired effect. As many posters have commented, our foreign aid investments have only exacerbated the problem.

The only way forward is through technology. Blockchain technologies are extremely promising, because with multi-sig contracts we can ensure that the money we donate ends up in the proper area, instead of in the hands of warlords and corrupt officials.