Africa Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp: "as Soon as You Give Money, People No Longer Speak From Their Hearts, but Say What They Think You Want to hear."

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"Money?" the woman in Uganda asks softly after I've interviewed her about her life after losing her husband when she and her daughter had to flee rebels. She doesn't look angry, not pushy, but rather hopeful. As if she knows I won't do it, but is trying anyway. I smile and say what I always say: "Support should come from my work, not my wallet." It sounds like a cliché, and it stings, even though it's just that.