There are 180 thousand charities in the United Kingdom alone. The idea of charities is to do away with the problems

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Zoe Christina Bell                                                        General Studies

“Charity begins at home” - An investigation to see the extent to which this viewpoint comes into conflict with the raison d’etre (the purpose/ mission) of international aid agencies.

A Charity is an organisation that exists to enable one group of people to help another. It can sometimes be for animals or nature. Many of the best known charities were set up by people who felt passionate about a situation that they believed was wrong or preventable.

There are 180 thousand charities in the United Kingdom alone. The idea of charities is to do away with the problems they were set up to tackle. They would prefer not to have to exist at all. In the United Kingdom it is easy to create a charity to do what you think is right. You can raise money and get involved in your own way. There are very few rules about charities, as long as the money raised is used sensibly to help the cause it was raised for. Through the Charity Commission, (http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk) the government make sure that happens.

Some causes that charities work to support:

•Abuse

                                •Education & art

                                •Illness

                                •Neglect

                                •Poverty

                                •Stopping prejudice

                                •The environment

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                                •Unwanted animals

                                •Victims of disaster

Some ways charities help:

•Building facilities that meet the needs of the cause

•Empowering people to change their lives for the better

                                •Employing professionals, well trained staff

                                •Organising volunteers

                                •Providing products & services

                                •Providing services & care that no one else can provide

                                •Raising money

                                •Researching cures & treatments for serious illnesses

                                •Running campaigns

                                •Speaking out for people

So how do charities make a difference?        In 2001 people in the United Kingdom gave £6.7billion to charity. That is more money than many poor nations have to run their whole country. However, this does not ...

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