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How To Help The Poor
Published July 30, 2011 | 
How to help the poor: Know a few basic ways to change a life
With rising figures in inflation and cost of living, the poor are becoming all the more poorer, but governments pay no heed to the same, and are considered about these poor lots only when the time of elections come when try are taken care off. If you are one whose heart melts to see small kids living on the foot paths, aged lots living a life of hell, then this article might be one which might strike the right cord within you. With the differences between the rich and the poor increasing day by day, we seriously need to take up steps to do something on this issue. Just as single drops of water make up an ocean, so too, single handed efforts from many like us might possibly help to alleviate poverty someday. Check out how.
* Try to contribute those extra boxes of food that you never use. Try to organize food drives for the poor and needy. You can donate stuffs like noodles, dried foods, beans, etc which would last long and does not require refrigeration.
* Giving used bed sheets and blankets which lie at your home is one good option. It’s really tragic to see homes lying on road on winter nights without a single blanket.
* Check out the old clothes lying at home without being used. Stuffs like scarf’s, linen, hats, gloves, coats, etc would be really good gifts for the needy.
* Sort among the toys that you have at home which lie in showcases and donate them to the needy small kids, they would simply love them.
* Donating books to the poor is also a good way but ensure that you give simple books which are understandable to them. Picture books, play books, etc are good choices.
* Contributing money is also one of the best options if you can afford to. But when you contribute money to NGOs or charity institutes, check whether they are genuine workers or not.
* Trying to provide them with jobs through which they can earn money is the other ideal option to help the poor.
Poor People Fighting Poverty In India
Published April 8, 2011 | Poor People in India are Fighting Poverty
India has over one billion people and approximately four hundred million of these live on less than one dollar a day. Around five hundred million live on less than two dollars a day. Unbelievably, eighty percent of the population of India that are living in poverty. Nearly half of all the children in India are undernourished, much more than in Sub-Saharan Africa. The lack of health care in India
There are some relief programs that are supplying free samples and other stufffor the poor in India, such as food and toys. Some are trying to teach the poor people more about computers so they can become more informed of what is going on around the world. Multinationals and entrepreneurs are making poor people in India their target for a hub of the computer innovation. Computer literacy has become one of the more effective tools in combating poverty, opening up windows of opportunity for many who would otherwise not be aware of those options. This is particularly important in poor India.
Other programs offer opportunities to sponsor a child, volunteer, help a special needs a child or give a child the gift of education. Education is one of the most important ways to get rid of poverty. No amount of money or help will allow people to live securely and independently if they lack basic literacy skills. By educating those who are mired in poverty, India is not only giving them access to a better life but improving the entire country. A prosperous people inevitably produce a financially healthy nation.
Another way you can help the poor in India would be to sponsor a child. Sponsorship is offered by both religious and secular organizations and has proven an excellent way of supporting and educating a child whose parents can afford neither. These programs usually require a small monthly donation that is used to give a child basic necessities such as shoes, food, medical care and school materials. They often pool money from more than one sponsor for an individual child. In turn, the sponsor will get a letter from the child at least once a year and receive photographs and updates on his or her progress. The difference sponsorship makes is significant and often leads the entire family out of poverty.
There are many other ways, of course, to help wipe out poverty. Volunteer work at a school or orphanage is free to the giver and priceless to those that they help. Simply reading to elementary school children once a week can make a tremendous difference in their lives. Helping to repair a school is another way of fighting poverty. Children that learn about the world around them often become involved in helping others as they grow, disrupting the vicious cycle that keeps many Indian citizens poor.
Poverty is difficult to overcome, especially if it crosses generation after generation. By working together and making both small and large improvements, the people of India can be free of this misery and break the cycle of poverty causes one million women and children to die each year and at least eighty million of the people go to bed hungry every night.
Please help those Poor Indian People with fighting their Poverty.