In the small commercial center of the village, empty tins of vegetable oil from USAID were hammered flat and made into doors. […] ”Our people have refugee syndrome,” Ahmed said reflectively. ”There are so many handouts here. Free food, free medications, free water, free education. And now we come in and talk to them about empowerment. Are you seeing the problem? The concept is very hard” (s. 79)
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