“[I]n the world of development, good intentions can often have negative consequences. Unfortunately, the result of such good works is that many villagers now see volunteers and development workers as little more than easily tapped sources of funding for projects that, if the communities were truly interested, could have been initiated by the villagers themselves. (…) Economic development is a relay that takes place over generations, and no single runner can expect to finish the race. Members of the Peace Corps do the most service where they cheer, but do not lead, local development activities.”
— Robert L. Strauss, former Peace Corps Volunteer in Liberia and former Peace Corps country director in Cameroon, in response to a New Yorker article on Peace Corps volunteer Rajeev Goyal.