Rather than building free clinics that were actually accessible to people, these outsiders built inefficient ones devoid of community leadership and dignity. The majority of “local” staff who were hired did not actually live in Kibera, and they looked down on and disparaged community members. I also saw how “free” schools built by Western organizations secretly charged fees, and local staff members secretly raised the prices and pocketed the money when donors got back on their planes. NGOs came in and paid such inflated salaries that the local government and communities couldn’t compete.
