Joe: I couldn't agree more. Instant gratification will have to be delayed for more constructive foundation building on the ground. The problems at a microeconomic level have to be dealt with before we even start to have such dreams. [ I think your following quote says it very well: "it "Bul Ma Mei Jeen, Jangal Maa Nee Nour Nappe" (don't give me fish, teach me how to fish). :)!: I remember watching a movie by Ousman Semeben a few yrs ago, which dealt with loans from the same perspective. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~