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Why NGOs in Africa must respect village headmen and hierarchies: Malawian villages operate according to strict hierarchies. NGOs can unsettle these. Ismail Mia/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDAlmost every global development body, from the World Bank to small, single-issue NGOs, claims to listen to or work with “the community”. In many African countries, and particularly in rural villages, … [Read more...] about Why NGOs in Africa must respect village headmen and hierarchies | The Conversation