We feel that international aid can be an extremely good option for a donor; but it also comes with serious risks that projects will accomplish no good, or will even cause harm. Below we present several broad ways in which an international aid project can fail, and some examples of when they have. Poorly executed programs Well-intended projects can fail if they're not well suited to local conditions, or are otherwise poorly carried out.| GiveWell
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