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[quote=Anonymous]I work for an NGO that works to improve health in low income countries. If you look at my office, it will look a bit like the graduating class of some small liberal arts collage - somewhat diverse, but not phenomenally so. But if you look at our organization as a whole, you will find it is staffed by hundreds and hundreds of people who work in their home country to improve their own people's health. I support them from here, acting as the interface between local systems and customs and the US government, which requires things to be done its own way. The US office is about 100 people. The global "office" is maybe 1000.

Why do I do this work? Well, I'm in my 40's and I still believe passionately that no mother should watch her child die, and no child should be left motherless because of lack of care. That is why I leave my own kid and travel places where terrorists blow people up. I have no trust fund, just a good education and a lot of motivation. I'm still a believer.[/quote]

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