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I recently read a story about an aid project in a small African village which gave unemployed men money for bus tickets to travel to a neighbouring town for work.  At first the participants doubted whether the effort would be worthwhile.  But after a few months, the project coordinators reported that the participants were happier, their families enjoyed better nutrition, and their kids were back at school.  Within a year, funding for the bus tickets was stopped, but the men continued to commute to work, paying their own way.  The project had a huge impact on the community.  The villagers agreed that their lives were improved because of the hope they now had for a better future.

Stories like this remind me that small and apparently insignificant initiatives can have a big impact and that we should not eschew the little things in life.