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Filed Under: 6. Consider the impact of giving ‘things’
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- Are you possibly creating an unnecessary need by introducing new items?
- Are repair costs, replacement parts, and usability of items (e.g. wells, electronics), taken into consideration? (Some questions to consider: If repair is costly, who has ownership over repair responsibilities? Do those groups have access to the necessary funding?)
- Has someone been trained to monitor and fix the items given?
- If an item becomes broken beyond repair, are there ways for this item to be recycled or returned, or will it become unnecessary waste in the community? (e.g. The environmental impact of giving colored pencils to a school vs. plastic markers, which will dry up and become non-recyclable waste.)
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