Alias / USA 
Do you think large charity organizations are effective?
Hi, I'm Alias. I'm in the United States. And my question is, do you think large charity organizations are effective?
I admire large charity organizations for what they do. People had to start them, they had to fund them, and they have to have a mission that's beneficial to humankind. I think they are very effective in the people that they help. Charities have undoubtedly helped, if not millions of people, tens of millions, hundreds of millions.
However, they can't do the big work. They can't do the largest jobs. Society and politics and the way things are structured, government down, needs to be structured in a way that helps people the way that charities have been set up to do.
Charities are a temporary solution to permanent problems. Charities are admirable, but they will just continue to take money, funnel them into these things that need them. But society needs to be structured in a way that charities don't need to exist, to help people without the need for people to donate, without the need for charity.
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charity organizations
Meaning: Groups that help others using donations and volunteer work.
Examples:
- Many charity organizations provide food and shelter after disasters.
- He works for one of the largest charity organizations in the world.
beneficial to humankind
Meaning: Helpful or good for people in general.
Examples:
- Clean energy is beneficial to humankind.
- The new vaccine is beneficial to humankind.
undoubtedly
Meaning: Certainly; without a doubt.
Examples:
- Charities have undoubtedly saved lives.
- She is undoubtedly a great leader.
if not
Meaning: Possibly more than what was just mentioned.
Examples:
- They helped millions, if not hundreds of millions.
- This might take days, if not weeks.
the big work
Meaning: The most important or difficult tasks in society.
Examples:
- Charities can't do the big work alone.
- Governments must handle the big work.
structured in a way that
Meaning: Designed or organized to function in a specific manner.
Examples:
- The system should be structured in a way that helps everyone.
- The course is structured in a way that supports beginners.
temporary solution
Meaning: A short-term fix to a problem.
Examples:
- Charity is a temporary solution to poverty.
- We need more than a temporary solution for housing.
permanent problems
Meaning: Issues that last a long time or are ongoing.
Examples:
- Hunger and inequality are permanent problems.
- Education can solve some permanent problems.
admirable
Meaning: Deserving respect or praise.
Examples:
- Their work helping others is admirable.
- Starting a charity is an admirable effort.
funnel
Meaning: To send or direct something (money, energy, etc.) toward a specific place.
Examples:
- They funnel donations into health programs.
- The charity funneled funds to flood victims.
effective
Meaning: Producing the desired result or outcome.
Examples:
- The program is very effective at reducing hunger.
- That charity is effective because it focuses on education.
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