When you think the daily grind is hard, take time out to watch this movie https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0386651/

Every time they leave the house they hug as if they will never see each other again, for good reason. That's how tough their life is. 

I spent time with a group of volunteers on the Tibet border, who committed to growing and protecting a mushroom trade for the benefit of the local community. Even there, smugglers were working on screwing them over.

I'm sure Bitcoin would solve a few basic problems. Direct fair payments from anywhere in the world direct to villagers for a start.