Saturday, December 5, 2009

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CONTRIBUTION TO POVERTY ...?


This week, a friend invited me to an event on Social Welfare in the District of Milagro. Specifically, give away food people who work collecting recyclables in the landfill's "Miracle" (click) , where cars from different districts of Trujillo , deposited large amounts of waste.

I accepted and attended as a volunteer at the social event. As the event became a success, I questioned: What's amazing that there are still very poor and conflicting realities about my district?.

is the fourth time I attend an event of this nature, but I've always had the same curiosity about such events. My curiosity is: "Indeed, we are helping the poorest people or we're spoiled?

The dilemma can be broken with a popular phrase: "It is better to teach to fish than to fish." Currently, there are several welfare organizations which are spoiled to the poor people because they confuse the definition of "Help", which is contributing to the elements, tools and training to improve the quality of life of a person or group of persons and after a while self-sustaining. Help is to change, not perpetuate.

First, we must work between authorities, communities and local leaders to look for possible causes of the problem affecting the poor in a given area. The aid must have a real impact yet must be measured by goals that can meet short-term and long term. Second, this aid must be unconditional, as it causes people to be spoiled. Should be conditioned to people with strategies to sustain itself and so they can appreciate more our help. Thousands of "needy" disappear when they see that they put a condition of employment.

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A Guatemalan, said in an article that the large number of NGO `s promoted in poor mentality" You have, I do not, then you should give me what yours. " The origin of these problems is ignorance, lack of education and laziness, not to mention irresponsibility. Ignorance may be theirs (poor things) and irresponsibly that help too. So how

HELP?

  • know the reality of our target audience.
  • Check its history really is true or if they themselves are the creators of their problems.
  • Then look for strategies for short and long term partnership between community leaders, officials and social organization, to solve the problems of the affected area.
  • should not encourage dependency pobres.Debemos people "Help", just people who want to improve their standard of living and thus eventually achieve self-sufficiency.
Writer: Joshua

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