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    When Helping is Hard (Part 4): Money, It’s Complicated

    by Lisa October 13, 2010
    October 13, 2010
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    To learn or not to learn?

    by Lisa October 11, 2010
    October 11, 2010

    I have one more installment of the When Helping is Hard series to write, but it ain’t gonna happen today. Because today I am sick, and feel utterly pathetic, and …

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    When Helping is Hard (Part 3): Score One For Policy

    by Lisa October 8, 2010
    October 8, 2010

    [Follow these links for Part 1 and Part 2 of this story] After we left Sommai’s village it was a long and bumpy car ride back to Luang Prabang. As …

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    Awe at Leopard’s Gate

    by Lisa October 7, 2010
    October 7, 2010

    The internet is down this morning. This happens regularly here in Laos – it goes down with no warning and stays down anywhere from ten minutes to ten hours. I …

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    Commercial Break from Cambodia

    by Lisa October 5, 2010
    October 5, 2010

    I was going to polish off the last two installments in the When Helping is Hard series early this week, but then Cambodia happened. We’re here for four days on …

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    When Helping is Hard (Part 2): In The Village

    by Lisa October 1, 2010
    October 1, 2010

    Three weeks after I arrived in Laos I went with Mike out to a village in Viengkham district. This trip was my introduction to The Hungry Months and The Blessings …

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