"If you give them that opportunity to see who is the poorest among them, to see who is the neediest, to make their own suggestion, then they will appreciate you for that and they will not blame you or bring complaints back. Explain to them [the community], tell them the truth and let them choose for themselves."
Anna-Maria Aliaro lives in Korr, North Kenya, where Tearfund ran a programme from June 2006 to October 2007 in response to the drought.
