My partner actually went to Malawi for 3 months with her church (One of the members was originally from a village in Malawi) and while they were there helping, the resident church member living there helping told the visiting group not to help them with anything (Building wells irrigation etc) but instead to provide knowledge and give advice because villages under charity help have grown used to the assistance and don't help themselves. She also noted that they all had iPhones. They were older generation if that means anything.
She also learned that what ever you do: do not donate medicine with an expiration date or any medical equipment with any damages. The hospitals they are sent to have to pay to dispose of them and have no use for the equipment and medicines are usually in transit for much longer than most would think (in the realm of 6 months).
She also learned that what ever you do: do not donate medicine with an expiration date or any medical equipment with any damages. The hospitals they are sent to have to pay to dispose of them and have no use for the equipment and medicines are usually in transit for much longer than most would think (in the realm of 6 months).