In the recent charity scandals, there were people who saw the charity money 'dancing', so they wanted to contribute. Meanwhile, the improper spending of charity money caused people's hearts to be in turmoil.
Pham Thoai announced the current amount of money coming in and out of the charity account under his name, publicly disclosed in the previous post - Screenshot
In the past few days, the charity case involving Pham Thoai - a famous TikToker has caused a stir.
Among the more than 1 million people following the statement, in addition to those who joined the support program for "baby Bap" - the sick child that this male TikToker called for, there are many other curious people.
In fact, charity and the controversies surrounding it have happened before, especially when this inherently humane activity is associated with celebrities and organized by celebrities.
Relief, why must there be so much instant noodles, salt, MSG?
In fact, celebrities always have a large number of followers, likes, and supporters, so their calls for community support always spread quickly and effectively.
Therefore, charity programs, volunteer activities, for the poor, for the environment or for vulnerable groups in need of support really need the help of famous people.
However, when they do charity work and lack professionalism, for example, they do not fully grasp the flow of donations, the flow of money spent on common activities, or lack of close understanding of information about the subjects in need of support... it can easily lead to unfortunate consequences.
Non-professional charity workers themselves will not fully monitor and report in detail the incoming and outgoing funds, following the correct procedures (both in terms of reporting methods and the time of reporting capital information as soon as possible).
This leads to skepticism in the community and this skepticism is well founded.
Organizing a volunteer activity or charity program requires a lot of effort to avoid mistakes and risks.
First is to go to the front line - learn about the locality, the target audience, compare information sources, from real life, circumstances, and needs that the target audience needs.
Bringing gifts to people in need will help them use them and help change their lives and comfort their spirits.
Giving to the wrong need or giving in excess is not in the spirit of "emergency" charity.
This is often seen in flood relief efforts. Many times, flooded villages receive a lot of instant noodles, salt, and MSG when they need more medicine or money to rebuild their lives.
Public opinion has openly said that flood relief must be… instant noodles, to point out the incompatibility between the gift and the actual needs of the recipient.
'Fish' and 'fishing rod'
I remember the charity trips I participated in more than 15 years ago, when our group went ahead very carefully, and often brought both "fish" and "fishing rods" to give away.
For example, when coming to a poor commune in the Central Highlands, the group will go to the locality and meet the leaders there because they know the area and the situation.
Then, we will ask them to take us to the people, interview them and understand their needs and living conditions, and consult with the government to see what gifts are reasonable within the estimated budget that can be mobilized.
"Fish" is a gift for immediate use, to save people from hunger and hardship. "Fishing rod" is a means and tool of production.
Everything is recorded and photographed, then detailed planning is done, the program is mobilized, then implemented, and finally information and reports are sent to the benefactor.
Of course, there are campaigns where the amount of contributions is so large, so many that it is difficult for the implementers to send thank you letters to each person, so the activities must be publicly disclosed accurately and fully with numbers, pictures and documents.
Everyone knows that charity comes from the heart, meaning it has love, sharing, and volunteering, but doing charity also requires alertness and enlightenment by reason to avoid sentimentality, misconceptions, or blindly following.
In the recent scandals about charity money, somewhere there is the cause of "following the trend", joining in with celebrities, seeing the charity money "dancing" so I also want to contribute.
When I calmed down, I realized that there are many people out there who are in a worse situation. Why did I focus on one place, to the point of having too much or not being able to control it? The post-processing of such a large amount of donations can lead to two things: mistakes or greed.
Mistakes from the campaigners, greed from the organizers to the beneficiaries, or improper spending of "compassionate" and "willing" money cause people to be upset.
For the scandal to occur related to charity, there must have been a problem with the process of mobilization, disbursement, message, and connection between the three parties: the mobilizer - the beneficiary - the contributor.
The "scratches" of these incidents more or less affect other positive and decent volunteer activities.
But actually if the gold is real then why fear fire.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/chi-tieu-tien-tu-thien-khong-dung-khien-long-nguoi-day-song-20250306114115801.htm
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