I recently came into quite a bit of money, which charity should i choose?

Question

I recently came into quite a sum of money, and i want to do something good for the world. I love animals, but it seems wrong to give money to animals when there are starving people in the world. Anyway, suggest some good charities where my money will help the most people

Answer 1

I'd recommend a battered womens shelter, your local church should have one to recommend.

or a homeless shelter.

Thats very nice of you to do.

(also animal shelters- give a little to some of them)

Answer 2

i think that

invisible children would be

an awesome charity to help.

http://www.invisiblechildren.com/home.ph...

go there for information,

i strongly think you should check it out.

and i think

that you are

incredibly awesome

that you are donating

to help people

instead of just being

selfish with all the money.

=]

Answer 3

Invest the money.  When a real crisis comes up, you'll know what to do.  If nothing comes up, leave it to charity when you die.

There will be more poor people/animals to help in the future.

Answer 4

The same thing happened to me, I donated a small amount to the World Wildlife Federation - but that's animals.

I'd say Cancer research or HIV.

Answer 5

St. Jude is always a good choice.  They definitely have made an enormous impact in the world thus far, because they not only help the children at their hospital, but the advances that their research has provided to the health care industry is astounding.  Cancers that used to have a high mortality rate in children now have survival rates in the 90%s.  So, a donation to St. Jude can impact people all over the world, and cancers affect people of all races, income brackets, ages, etc.

Answer 6

The Poor Man Movement – What is it?

This project is the vision of a young South African man named Doctor Mohlala and Lido The vision is to use reggae music as a catalyst to lift up the poor in his community of Kwa Thema, Johannesburg under the banner of a not-for-proft organisation named The Poor Man Movement.

Reggae music has its roots in the ghettos of Jamaica. It is a music of the poor, the sufferers, and it deals with a positive message of love, righteousness and spirituality.

Reggae is a truly global music that unites people across the world and forms links that cross racial and national barriers. The vision is to use reggae dances and events in the local community to bring people together, both locally and internationally, and to use these events to bring in help and resources to build up the community and to help the poorest people in practical ways.

Doctor and his friends know from personal experience what it means to live with poverty and for the community you live in to lack resources. Everything which the Poor Man Movement seeks to do is about lifting up the poorest and helping them in their daily struggles, but also to assist with education and learning in the community, because education is the key that enables children to earn good salaries and to lift up the whole community over time.

Here are some of the elements of the vision:

Kebra Ethiopia Sound System

This is the name of the sound system that hosts the dances for the Movement. These reggae session are offered free for anyone to attend, but those attending must bring food which is collected and distributed to the poor locally. So far food is given to Kengezile and Gorogang primary Schools, and the hope is to be able to provide for many other in future, as the scale of the events increases.

It may seem strange to think that running reggae events has a link with community development and poor relief, but it is important to recognise that if these events had not been run, and if there was no internet presence speaking about them and the aims of the Movement, then none of the current international support would be there. Music is catalyst that brings people together and promotes the aims of the Movement globally.

Doctor has created online pages for both Kebra Ethiopia Sound System and the Poor Man Movement on Myspace and these have proved very successful as away of promoting the aims of the Movement and making links across the world with people who are eager to help. Musicians, producers and business people have already come forward from the UK, USA and Europe offering both practical and financial support. Everybody is keen to see the work grow and for the capacity and reach of the Movement to increase dramatically for the benefit of the community.

At this point in time Kebra Ethiopia Sound System does not own its own sound system equipment and has to hire it in for every event is hosts. This is a considerable expense which is borne personally by Doctor and his friends who organise the events. None of them are rich people and it is a great strain upon them. A key objective is to be able to purchase sound system equipment for the Movement so that Kebra Ethiopia Sound can run events without these crippling hire costs each time. Owning the gear will open up many more opportunities to run events in the Jo’burg area and perhaps beyond.

The Cup a Soup Project

May is a cold winter month in Jo’burg and many poor primary school children are affected by it. to help reduce the stress among the kids and make them excited about going to school, the Poor Man Movement runs a one month project called Cup a Soup, whereby the members travel to many different primary schools (one per day between 07:00 and 08:00 in the morning)giving them, bread and a cup of soup.

The school uniform project

This Project, is currently in the planning stages and needs more financial resources to facilitate it. Many kids from poor families do not have the necessary uniform to go to school, and this makes them not want to go to school as they feel bad about themselves. to uplift them the Movement need supports from anyone who can help to provide uniforms for them.

*****The Library Project

There is a small library in the community but it is really too small to serve all the needs of those who might benefit from the information and resources a good library could provide. It mostly accommodates high school learners. The Movement would like to draw in resources to open a library that will also be able to work with primary school Kids, to be able to assist them in their school work and to make some computers available so that they can learn how to use them. So far some international supporters have agreed to provide some books and a few computers, but this is a big project and many more resources are needed.

All of these projects, and others yet to come, can be made reality through the good will, love and support of people who want to see poverty and injustice eradicated. The Poor Man Movement uses reggae music like a trumpet to send a message all over the world and those who have ears to hear and heart that feels will hear that call and join together.

How to help

If you could like to donate to the develop the work of Poor Man Movement you can do so by emailing [e-mail] . If you can contribute in practical ways or in experience and want to ehlp you can contact Doctor using the messages you can send on webpages for the Poor Man Movement and Kebra Ethiopia at:

http://www.myspace.com/kebraethiopia...

and

http://www.myspace.com/kebraethio...