I know most folks here won't watch this video. I don't watch many videos posted by other people due to length. But his is an interesting topic presented in what has to be the most balanced and logic way.
To recap the video:
There are over 10,000 charitable organizations assisting Haiti. Yet conditions never improve. NGOs outspend the Haitian government 3 to 1. Those charities keep Haiti a failed state.
Helping hands harm millions of people.
Money gets embezzled by charity members.
Government assistance programs are full of fraud. Welfare fraud for 2024 = $66B, 2023 SNAP mismanagement = $10B.
1 charity raised $45M & $35M went towards fund raising. Most of the rest went to salaries. $127,000 was spent on the actual charity cause.
Charities don't measure results, they measure output. Like number of meals served to homeless. They think when the numbers increase, they are doing something good. When it would be better if over time they had a smaller customer base.
Clothing donations to Africa ruined that continents' textile industry. Who would buy clothes when NGOs give them away for free?
Locals don't problem solve because someone is always coming along with a solution.
60% of US working household use food banks. (Much higher than I would have thought) and it is now ingrained in some just like going to a regular grocery store is for others.
Habitat for Humanity uses volunteer labor. Often taking work from tradesmen and laborers. The volunteer effort is marginal at best due to lack of skills but not lack of wanting to help.
Most missionary money goes towards flights and lodging. Some of the flight tickets are upwards of $2,000 each. Money that could be used by the people they intend to help.
When folks are assisted year after year they tend to wait and not act. Because help will arrive. Learned dependency. I think you see this with generational welfare in the US.
The 5 steps of dependency. Gratitude, anticipation, expectation, entitlement & finally dependency. The inability or will to function.
One of the best ways to destroy self worth is subsidizing the idleness of able-bodied people.
To recap the video:
There are over 10,000 charitable organizations assisting Haiti. Yet conditions never improve. NGOs outspend the Haitian government 3 to 1. Those charities keep Haiti a failed state.
Helping hands harm millions of people.
Money gets embezzled by charity members.
Government assistance programs are full of fraud. Welfare fraud for 2024 = $66B, 2023 SNAP mismanagement = $10B.
1 charity raised $45M & $35M went towards fund raising. Most of the rest went to salaries. $127,000 was spent on the actual charity cause.
Charities don't measure results, they measure output. Like number of meals served to homeless. They think when the numbers increase, they are doing something good. When it would be better if over time they had a smaller customer base.
Clothing donations to Africa ruined that continents' textile industry. Who would buy clothes when NGOs give them away for free?
Locals don't problem solve because someone is always coming along with a solution.
60% of US working household use food banks. (Much higher than I would have thought) and it is now ingrained in some just like going to a regular grocery store is for others.
Habitat for Humanity uses volunteer labor. Often taking work from tradesmen and laborers. The volunteer effort is marginal at best due to lack of skills but not lack of wanting to help.
Most missionary money goes towards flights and lodging. Some of the flight tickets are upwards of $2,000 each. Money that could be used by the people they intend to help.
When folks are assisted year after year they tend to wait and not act. Because help will arrive. Learned dependency. I think you see this with generational welfare in the US.
The 5 steps of dependency. Gratitude, anticipation, expectation, entitlement & finally dependency. The inability or will to function.
One of the best ways to destroy self worth is subsidizing the idleness of able-bodied people.
