extortion and bribes are a way of life in Africa. it's part of their income stream. as a company our policy was not to pay any 'extra fees' and there were times when without that leverage it felt our paperwork was neglected.
in Tanzania if you call someone to a meeting, like our farmers to a training, you have to pay them to attend [transportation & time]. it's common that government officials will show up for organizational meetings just to sit through them and collect the stipend at the end of the day. it's not a productive model as real engagement is pretty low.
unfortunately, high visibility into corruption in African leaders leaves locals believing that it doesn't exist to the same extent in the west.
we don't call it corruption when US doctors get free trips for continuing education from pharmaceutical companies and when PACs run negative ads in election cycles yet somehow the African model is viewed as more corrupt. hmmmm, makes a person think.
in Tanzania if you call someone to a meeting, like our farmers to a training, you have to pay them to attend [transportation & time]. it's common that government officials will show up for organizational meetings just to sit through them and collect the stipend at the end of the day. it's not a productive model as real engagement is pretty low.
unfortunately, high visibility into corruption in African leaders leaves locals believing that it doesn't exist to the same extent in the west.
we don't call it corruption when US doctors get free trips for continuing education from pharmaceutical companies and when PACs run negative ads in election cycles yet somehow the African model is viewed as more corrupt. hmmmm, makes a person think.
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