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What’s going to happen with poor people?

October 9th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Charity

This global economical crisis is kicking us all in the a**! But we still have nice lifes - we have our jobs, our families, our friends, our dogs… The prices are increasing, our salaries decreasing but we are still alive, we still have something to eat and drink, we still watch TV shows and laugh every night! What I’ve been thinking about for the last few weeks is…what’s gonna happen to poor people on the streets, in africa, in all these poor countries!?

Here are some stats from 2007:

-Total giving to charitable organizations increased to $306 billion in 2007 (2.2 percent of GDP). This is an increase of 1 percent from 2006 (when adjusted for inflation).

-The majority of that giving came from individuals, $229 billion (74.8%). Giving by individuals dropped by 0.1 percent (when adjusted for inflation).

-International charities reported the largest increase in donations. These groups received $13.2 billion (up 12.9 percent), a large percentage of that money received from donors retained after their initial donations in response to Hurricane Katrina and the December 2004 tsunamis.

-All categories of charities saw increases in contributions: giving to environmental organizations increased 7.7 percent (when adjusted for inflation), giving to human services groups increased 5.4 percent, giving to arts, culture and humanities organizations increased 4.8 percent, and giving to health charities increased by 2.4 percent.

Will these numbers decrease, will rich people stop donating their wealth? Will we stop visiting websites like TheHungerSite and GoodSearch? WILL WE BE POOR?


Why Am I Doing All This?

August 6th, 2008 No Comments   Posted in Charity

Yes, I want to be financialy free, but… Watch this video and see why I want to become rich - I can’t help thousands of poor people if I am poor, right? Watch this whole video and think about it:



Can You do something to help them? Share Your Ideas with me!