Yesterday my family brought a car load of items for the Tzu Chi recycle collection centre near our housing area. About 30 volunteers were there to assist in this long term project of the Buddhist-based Tzu Chi Foundation. My kids were having part of the community compassionate spirit too when they chip in for the Haiti earthquake relief fund.
Having involved in raising funds for various calamities in different parts of the world, I know it needs commitment and passion to be part of this relief efforts. While I am confident that the every sens and dollars that dropped into the Tzu Chi collection box will see their way to the intended receipients, we still need to be cautious when approach by various relief groups which sprang up after each calamities.
Transparencies and accountability are part of the principles that must be uphold by all who collected funds from the public in the name of humanity. There are those who channelled every sen that they collected to the victims but there are also those who will forward the balance after deducting all the necessary expenses. There are even those who used the public donation to pay high salaries to their so-called "expert" officials, maintain a luxurious lifestyles of these officials and have posh offices.
It is the last of these groups which makes people puked and avoided from donating to such organisations which incurred high expenditure due to exhorbitant pay checks for the so called officials who flies first class and stays in posh condominiums while those they intended to help are clinging on their lives due to lack of clean water, food and a roof over their head.
So for those who plans to do charity, do it wisely too. - Loka
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