*we are driven by the same motives and needs as those of the our clients*

Yup, every creature needs to make a living, that how nature works.
Only some want to make far more then others, for as little effort
as possible. In that case its only fair for me to question, wether
it should be at my expense.

St George, I agree with Pericles. If the CEO is earning half
a million, they clearly don't need my donation, no matter what
% gets through.

I started to sponsor a child through World Vision eight years ago, and since then I've also sponsored another child. One is in Africa and one in South America. I know World Vision is a big organization and I suppose I went for them because they are well publicised. We receive a financial statement every year and details from both countries of the work done in the communities that we support. We can write to both of the children (and receive letters from them), which we do periodically, and we always send birthday greetings, etc. I suppose I wanted to be able to communicate for my own reasons as it gives the charity a personal context.

I suppose I could be seen as being naive and being taken for a ride...but overall, the experience has been enriching for my family as we follow the progress of the communities.

I've gone for a mob called FilterPure http://www.filterpurefilters.org/

A friend from the US has some first hand knowledge of them which gave me a degree of confidence. $35US and a family has clean water for several years.

There are plenty of other needs in the world but that's one where a not very large amount will make a big difference to some real people.

R0bert

Yabby,

>>"I agree with Pericles."<<

That's great.

Sheesh, they already drive us nuts with calls from Indian call
centres, now they are trying to plug their wares by posting on
OLO.

They're all scam artists all of them. The only ones worth supporting are the ones that will make real changes and not just keep the status quo where it is so they can enrich themselves.

This cause is worth helping and if you don't want to spend money you don't need to, just knowing and spreading the word will help. These are the kinds of programs that have become possible because of the internet. Instead of wasting hours on here writing opinionated bullsh!t that no one really cares about, do something useful, get KonY! And save a child.

http://vimeo.com/37119711