Good point. $100 in the Philippines is a shitload of money. My wife’s ex-husband took a large group (12 people I think?) of her friends and family out to a nice seafood restaurant. $50 tab, including a generous tip.
But there’s something to be said about raising yourself up before you can help others.
That’s a fine general principle but some places around the world have very little, and no one locally to give rich-westerner levels of resources.
Giving not-locally can make way more of a difference in more people’s lives.
when your local community is well enough that it no longer needs a hand out, you can then spread your local further
What is “well enough?”
If $100 locally can help 3 people survive but $100 globally helps 30-300 people survive, when is it the right time to stop giving locally?
“Give locally” is quite and has some truth, but there is nuance it excludes.
Good point. $100 in the Philippines is a shitload of money. My wife’s ex-husband took a large group (12 people I think?) of her friends and family out to a nice seafood restaurant. $50 tab, including a generous tip.
But there’s something to be said about raising yourself up before you can help others.
https://givingmultiplier.org/invite/OLOGIES
This organization lets you donate to someplace locally, and pairs it with a remote organization that provides way more benefit for the dollar.
If you use specific codes, it adds a little extra as well. This one is the link through the Ologies podcast.