There is a dangerous deception within international organizations, called Participation of local communities. This is essentially based on a lie. Communities are invited to participate on the terms of the donor who has the money. Unless all the choices and decisions are owned and made by the communities, there can be no authentic lasting development.
British humanitarian
Thomas Michael Kevin Elmore-Meegan (born 26 March 1959) is a humanitarian, founder of several charities, non-governmental organisations, co-founder of the International Community for Relief Of Starvation and Suffering, author, and specialist in Clinical Epidemiology, and Global Health.
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