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Realities Of Microfinance In Benin. (Part 1, The White Man)

WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just to clarify, this is the sound of a small child bursting into tears at the first site of me. And once again it’s the sound that welcomes me as I enter a Beninese village, accompanying the loan agent to make sure my training has stuck.

“Ha ha. Yovo yovo yovo yovo”, exclaims the mother (Haha. White man white man white man). And picks up the child to force her closer to me.

WWWWWWWWAAAAAAHHHHHAAAAAHHHAAAA!!!!!!!

Continue Reading 16 March 2011 at 12:47 4 comments


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