That makes me think of this excellent TED talk: https://youtu.be/chXsLtHqfdM?si=kTaxu3KCBEYYadGA

(Spoiler) The TL;DW The presenter participated in a humanitarian group to establish an agricultural project in an African community. The effort was a disaster - hippos emerge from a river and devoured all of the produce. The presenter shares his insights about how to actually help locals by asking questions instead of telling them what to do.