I fully agree with Pitamber Sharma (No pain, no gain, #81) As long as foreign aid is an industry for consultants, politicians, bureaucracy and bribes, Nepalis will keep losing self-confidence. Around the world, foreign aid is a big business, and poverty persists. A lot of money leaks away from Europe to Kathmandu, a lot more leaks on the way from the capital to rural Nepal. There should be no difference between the giver and the taker, aid should not create dependency and destroy self-esteem.

Leopold H?glinger
Nussdorf, Austria