Digitus_Impudicus

How did you acquire such a mastery of the English language (written + spoken minus the accent ) even though it does not appear to be your mother tongue?

Interesting. Does the government pay its employee in US dollars or some foreign currency?

the frustrating thing is that the people we service, in many ways, have started taking our service for granted

Remember the locals probably don't even know that you are volunteers. They might think your are from the government or the government has already paid you somehow. Tip. Consider providing your services to other parts of the country. There are many parts of the country that need help