måndag 15 december 2008

Sitting allowance

"...he repeatedly reminded me that the only reason Zambians attend workshops, meetings or launches (they’re all the same in Zambia, he says) is to make money. He waved down numerous strangers in the hospital cafeteria where we sat who all confirmed this claim. For government officials, attending meetings is actually a major source of income, making any workshop/meeting/launch that doesn’t include personal stipends doomed to failure. (Dr. Bob attributes this situation to the wave of HIV/AIDS research over the last 10 years; before HIV/AIDS, believe it or not, people used to attend meetings for free... for free!)"

En ytlig bekant här i stan har skrivit ett (åtminstone för mig som är här) intressant inlägg om påverkansarbete - är det mer effektivt att fullobba direkt mot regeringen än att uppmuntra ärlig gräsrotsaktivism?

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