REENGINEERING AFGHANISTAN:

[O]ne of the most serious problems, according to analysts, officials, and engineers interviewed in Afghanistan and the United States, is the incompetence of USAID, an independent U.S. government agency that receives guidance from the Secretary of State. It is the dominant development organization in Afghanistan, and it has, according to these observers and even its own internal documents, made major missteps in every significant electrical construction project it has undertaken in the country.

This is a long, detailed article, but the one thing that stands out seems to be true of all 'do-good' organizations.