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I 'VE just come back from Liberia. You always feel very strange when you return. You automatically turn the lights off because it's a waste of electricity to have them on; you turn off the water while you're brushing your teeth because it saves water.
Working in the developing world changes people. It's not just me: it changes everyone who goes there to work. It just makes you more appreciative of what you've got.See the full content of this document
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Teach and Then We Leave Them to for Themselves' Teach and Learn 'We Go, We ; Welsh Woman of the Year, Professor Judith Hall, has Just Returned From Liberia Where She has Been Working with Her Charity, Mothers for Africa. Here She Writes About Her Latest Mission and the Importance of Education in Her Work
Like any normal person the effect wears off, but it never goes away. You just feel generally, basically, luckier. You've seen what it's like to have nothing.
Interesting isn't it, we're in the middle of a recession and times are really tough, especially for those who are losing jobs. There's some terrible hardship at the moment in Wales and the United Kingdom. They tell me that the big charities are losing money; I'm sure tha...See the full content of this document
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