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USAID waste (just an example) Photo:

Here's a great example of hand-out aid being given in a location that
doesn't need it. The next day I went back and there were even more for sale.
And they were selling bed nets given to the local hospital, marked 'not for
sale.'

Oh, and did I mention a certain NGO handing out 'grants' to local business
men? My org was doing mirco loans. Trying to promote good business
principles, the kind that are helpful for long-term solutions. The community
turned against us. Think the NGO will be there with a hand out the next time
someone needs a cash infusion for their business? A loan would have been,
but not any more.

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