Money given direct to those millions of people in Africa and countries suffering from drought, floods and persecution, is often not used wisely.
Much better to fund organisations who are set up to give expert practical help, encourage self-reliance and offer them “sustainable know how”.
Practical help and craft training enables rural areas to thrive and it reverses the drift of poor people into a shanty town existence.
Here is a list of some leading organisations which already provide such positive input:
Action Aid
Web: www.actionaid.org.uk
Practical Action
Web: www.itdg.org
Work Aid
Web: www.workaid.com
Tools for Self Reliance
Web: www.tfsr.org
Harvest Help
Web: www.harvesthelp.org
World Development Movement
Web: www.wdm.org.uk
Better World
Web: www.roughguide-betterworld.com
