The geographic difference between most of the worlds poor and better off is either just a street, a dividing wall or sometimes it’s right outside the “better off” persons door.

If everyone, that’s YOU, could do just ONE thing to help ONE poor person it would make a world of difference. I’m not asking you to support a whole village, give monthly donations {though that’s not a bad idea} or keep giving to charities without knowing what’s exactly going to happen to your money. No, instead just help ONE poor person.

How?

Here’s a few simple things you could do -

• Donate your bicycle, bike or an old car to a needy person or family - Mobility helps poor people get jobs. If you live in a city with a good public transport system buy a transit pass for one person help get to an interview for a job.
• Donate your old electronics - We throw away so much electrical equipment today it’s not even funny. Donate your TV, old computer, radios, phones etc… to a local shelter or community center where disadvantaged people meet. They’ll use it to get better informed. They’ll figure out for themselves that Knowledge is Power.
• Provide knowledge - A lot of the worlds poor can read, they just don’t have any books. Get it?
• Talk to a poor person - Sometimes they need someone to talk too, just like you and me.

About the author

Hyder has been blogging for the past two years on this blog. He started Weborithm, his web company, in 2007 and along with designing blogs and websites also releases various web related products.