How their local representative responds is troubling: >They find it "hard to believe that a new organization like GiveDirectly would give roughly a year's sala

How their local representative responds is troubling: >They find it "hard to believe that a new organization like GiveDirectly would give roughly a year's salary in cash, unconditionally," Le writes. "As a result, many people have created their own narratives to explain the cash, including rumors that the money is associated with cults or devil worship." Le creates his own narrative about the locals as less educated and less civilized than himself - why else would they refuse his charity? It is clear that neither he nor his organization see the locals as equals.