Japan and Tanzania

Have spent part of the day in two different parts of the world. I am reading a crime novel by a Japanese author, Natsuo Kirino, who is quite popular in Japan - but only had one book translated to English - OUT. The scene is working class Tokyo and the crime is murder of a husband by a battered wife. The people, although Japanese, are typical types for a crime novel. People doing stupid things to cover up stupid things and then even more mistakes are made. The jobs and scenery are different but the human element is much the same as in many crime novels I have read. Tells about the desperation of a live living on the margin with little or no hope that things will get better. The special thing is the strong character development and an overriding feeling of despair.
In DN today a wonderful article about a young man, Linus, who collected computer throw-aways and transported them to Tanzania. There he fixed them and started courses for teachers. This kid is only 21 years old. Some true and interesting comments "-Om jag alltid bodde i Tanzania skulle det jag tjänade där inte räcka till så mycket. Men pengarna jag arbetar ihop i Sverige blir så mycket mer värda när de används där nere . . . " Är det så att vi får vår höga levnadsstandard på andras bekostnad? Svårt att säga, men det kan vara en negativ sida till "välgörenhet". But on the other hand perhaps this is a future/freedom theme. It could be a way forward in my future, to adopt a village.