Message-ID: <0098F8F2BB9814E0.00000E83@tmar.com> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 13:16:27 EST From: "Chuck B. at Ext. 214" <mailto:chuckb@TMAR.COM> Subject: Cooperation with developing countries at the grassroots To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L
The original context for the quote below concerned manufactured goods,
but it seems relevant to development agency/developing client relationships
as well. Food for thought.
Chuck
> Interesting how the industrialised countries think cultures will
> standardise. Sure, we in the developing economies are being influenced
> by US and UK products ... but in [my country] at least, our
> history and cultures still require [people] to customise their [efforts]
> for particular groups. [A solution] that works for one group definitely does
> not work for another group - even if the product is the same.
> The adage 'think global but act local' really is important to remember.
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Those who already know everything are the ones wasting time." - Anon.
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