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> The only philanthropy stories I am interested in are the ones where dedicated people of character start from the ground, consider the needs of actual human beings, and work with their representative governments to bring change.

And asses the impact! So many projects that meet even this excellent definition of philanthropy still fail to have a tangible positive and verifiable output.

The play pump comes to mind https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout_PlayPump