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[quote=Anonymous]It's not an environmental program but those church "mission" programs where church members go to a foreign country and build something for a poor community are a waste.  It's not like the target community lacks the skills needed but the church members have them.  No, those communities lack the financial resources the church group has.  If they were really interested in maximizing what they could do for poor communities, they'd take the money they spend on air fare/lodging and send it to the community.  The community could hire the workers to do whatever work needed to be done (putting more money into the local economy) or, if labor was donated by the community, they could increase the size of the project budget and build something bigger, something better, buy furnishings or needed supplies.  These people that go on the "missions" are really doing it for themselves, not the target community.  Now, if you're a doctor, dentist or engineer, that's different.  Those skills are usually in short supply but for Joe Blow Churchgoer, you're not adding value.[/quote]

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