Some countries, such as Germany, have authorized their embassies to decide whether to pursue small technical assistance projects without first clearing the projects at home. The implementation of these projects is left to the embassies as well. This form of development assistance has been successful because it can be rendered quickly and effectively. When proposing and implementing small projects, an embassy's aid officer can use his creativity to alleviate poverty and remove its cause. Working in an embassy's development cooperation section is tough, but can be rewarding.