<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra">On 23 February 2014 20:51, Richard Ibbotson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:richard.ibbotson@googlemail.com" target="_blank">richard.ibbotson@googlemail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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</div> I try to avoid any conflict.<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br></div></div></blockquote><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;display:inline">I think this conversation has wondered a long way from WYLUG :) <br>
<br>However I would just say that</div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;display:inline">the desire of most westerners involved in aid to avoid conflict actually encourages corrupt practices. In my experience a lot of westerners involved in aid to Africa are so scared of having the race/colonialism card used against them that they turn a blind eye to corrupt practices. Many African friends have told me that they will use this against westerners if they feel that their affairs are being given too much scrutiny.<br>
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