Thanks for the update Bob. Also glad to see that she is recovering and coping. Nothing better.
Does her project include motivating and training locals to keep the ponds going?
Bob goes to Africa
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The only box you have to think outside of is the one you build around yourself.
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It does ... and that's the hard part. There are some cultural barriers to overcome ...
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Grateful Diver wrote:It does ... and that's the hard part. There are some cultural barriers to overcome ...
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Yes there are. So many people I've known have related some pretty pessimistic stories about aid projects to various parts of Sub-Sahara and East Coast Africa.
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Yep. Thats the really hard part.Grateful Diver wrote:It does ... and that's the hard part. There are some cultural barriers to overcome ...
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