I remember reading of a team from CIDA (yes, our tax money at work) in a village in Africa deciding to build a well and water pump to provide water for the locals. The locals would not touch it and finally it dawned on these geniuses to maybe consult with the locals, only to find out that the lcoals believed that the souls of their ancestors live undergrownd, and so they would not drink water from underground because spirits dwell in the water.
So finally they built a sieve to collect morning condensation into pots.
Had these arrogant geniuses consulted with the locals beforehand, they could have saved themselves much time and effort.
So finally they built a sieve to collect morning condensation into pots.
Had these arrogant geniuses consulted with the locals beforehand, they could have saved themselves much time and effort.