Do you give cash to the beggars at the streets?
By Trebor Ika
@Treborika (17339)
Mombasa, Kenya
February 15, 2024 3:04am CST
So l hope all is well with you people here on my lot.
The day is shaping up so well and the weather is very perfect here to speak
I have actually started the day with my offline Hustles and the progress is not bad at all.
So giving is very important to some of the people in the world today. Different people give differently depending on the situation.
For instance l can give what l can afford to the people in needy during famine outbreaks, natural calamities among other unprecedented emergencies. People donate food, money, clothing among other things provided it helps the person in needy.
However there are those beggars at the streets some are lepers among other people with different physical challenges/disabled.
Do you give them cash in the name of helping them?
Have a great day!
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@marguicha (215984)
• Chile
15 Feb
Children used to come to my house to ask for money. A grown up was hiding behind a corner to take it away from them. I used to bring them to my home. close the fence and prepare them a sandwich to be eaten INSIDE. Now those same younsters steal with weapons. The world has changed. I only give money to institutions that will use the money the way I want to.
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@Treborika (17339)
• Mombasa, Kenya
16 Feb
That's very disgusting. That way may lead to lack of support to the real needy due to the fact of faking
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@marguicha (215984)
• Chile
16 Feb
@LadyDuck Exactly. But here there are many government directed ways to help where you know the money goes to where it should. Just today, there will be a sort of Telethon to help the people in Viña del Mar and nearby.
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@LadyDuck (459635)
• Switzerland
16 Feb
@marguicha This is why it is forbidden here to give money to the beggars, because many are used as "slaves" the money they get goes in the pockets of organized gangs.
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@LadyDuck (459635)
• Switzerland
16 Feb
@Treborika - I fully agree, those poor people can keep nothing for themselves. If we give food, at least they can eat.
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@Treborika (17339)
• Mombasa, Kenya
16 Feb
@LadyDuck That's the Saddest thing about giving to the some needy people
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@RebeccasFarm (86841)
• United States
16 Feb
I dont I help others who help themselves.
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@Treborika (17339)
• Mombasa, Kenya
16 Feb
For me l can help anyone that needs help provided that l can afford to help them with something.
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@Treborika (17339)
• Mombasa, Kenya
16 Feb
l am very glad to hear that you lay a helping hand to the needy at times
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@mildredtabitha (16088)
• Nairobi, Kenya
15 Feb
I used to give them cash but not anymore. I prefer to give food and clothes instead of money.
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@Treborika (17339)
• Mombasa, Kenya
16 Feb
That's very great of you. Food, clothing among others materialistic really helps
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@Treborika (17339)
• Mombasa, Kenya
17 Feb
l think that is direct giving and it's the best idea ever
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@RasmaSandra (73774)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Feb
When I lived in NYC many years ago I never gave cash to beggars because many of them were tricksters. However, one time I visited Portland, Oregon and saw a hungry man on the street. So I reached into my pocket and took out a handful of change and poured it into his hands, His tears were all the thanks I needed, When I lived in Latvia I saw beggars really hustle. Imagine a man begging when he is wearing good clothes and has two dogs????
@arunima25 (85690)
• Bangalore, India
15 Feb
Earlier there used to be a lot of them on traffic signals. But we don't see them much these days. It's been reported many a times that there is a big racket around begging and most of them might be faking. I rather donate money to some charity for noble causes or help my household help and gardener when they need some money for their children's education.
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@lazydaizee (6738)
• United Kingdom
15 Feb
I have done in the past. There was a young man sleeping in the subway and I felt sorry for him so I gave him a pound.
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