Sport Relief is on tonight and it just got me thinking about the money we donate, how it's spent, and the difference it makes. . . .
Now it's undeniable that the hundreds of million pounds that's been raised over how ever many years they've been doing this has made a difference to people's lives, but every year we see videos that are the same as the year before (different individuals, but its the same message) and if you think about it, how much difference has that money made??
I would like to say that I think these charities are brilliant, and I always donate and do my part to support it. These charities aim to help to end poverty in both the UK and in Africa; the fact that we're still having to donate millions and millions of pounds every year just shows that it is just a drop in the ocean. One would hope that this colossal amount of money would have a bigger impact. It helps such a minute fraction, realistically, it doesn't make a difference.
I get that every little helps, and I agree, if you can save a life, why wouldn't you, but my point is that SO MUCH money is raised, and it just doesn't make as much of a difference as you would hope or expect.
Poverty hasn't been reduced by these charities, families and some communities have been improved, but it isn't saving the world, it isn't ridding the world of poverty, and it just makes me a bit sad.
Sorry to put a downer on it. . .it's just something that's always played on the back of my mind when they go on about how much they've raised on TV, and then the next year it's as if none of it h
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