My wife and I moved to a developing country to work in microfinance and we're realizing that our presence here might be part of the problem we thought we were solving. She wants to stay and try to work more collaboratively with local organizations, I'm feeling like we should step back entirely, and we're both questioning everything we thought we knew about helping.
More people experience this than they realize.
Good intentions meet cultural complexity, forcing examination of whether outside help perpetuates the problems it aims to solve.
“Where Are You with Microfinance — small loans and global poverty?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.