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[quote=Anonymous]What is better for a community - paying a local laborer to build a school, or building it for them? Unless you have a concrete skill that is unavailable in a local community (like fixing a cleft palate or designing an irrigation system), the answer is ALWAYS that it is better to empower locals to fix their own problems than to fly down and fix it for them - particularly when the folks doing the volunteering are unlikely to have a background in construction or any understanding of the community's needs. The absolute worst kind of "mission" trip is the kind where volunteers go "hold babies" in orphanages, as it disrupts the childrens' lives and damages their relationships with caregivers. The second worst kind is probably the kind where unskilled kids come in and try to build something. [/quote]
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