Today poverty is still on full display anywhere in the world, even from the sparkling and vibrant streets of Los Angeles, or to the less glamorous district of Mumbai city. In the fight against poverty, help is at hand. However, a bone of contention remains whether people should directly support the underprivileged or give their donations to charities. This essay will look at this issue from both perspectives.
There are clearly justifications for why some funders would rather help the poor by themselves. First of all, help is given instantly as there is no paperwork, no collection, no delivery involved. It would also mean that no money is lost into the pockets of corrupt government officials. Second of all, it has been found that a considerable number of recipients of aid programs spend money on children’s education or healthcare, rather than alcohol or cigarettes. Therefore, development can be easily promoted.
However, the idea of giving cash directly to the poor is also treated with skepticism by many people who otherwise suggest that money or any other type of donation should be given to charity organisations. Their main argument is that for the people whose lives have always been devoid of material possessions or money, knowing how to manage the financial aids is out of the question. There are many cases that poor people use the money to start businesses; however, bankruptcy is imminent due to their lack of knowledge regarding financial management. For this reason, charities, which can distribute the funds in a more effective way, prove their prominent roles in improving living standards of the impoverished.
To conclude, I am inclined to think that giving money to charities is a better way to end poverty as it deals with deeper causes of the issue in the long run. 
 Today
 poverty is  
still
 on full display anywhere in the world, even from the sparkling and vibrant streets of Los Angeles, or to the less glamorous district of Mumbai city. In the fight against poverty,  
help
 is at hand.  
However
, a bone of contention remains whether  
people
 should  
directly
 support the underprivileged or give their donations to  
charities
. This essay will look at this issue from both perspectives.
There are  
clearly
 justifications for why  
some
 funders would  
rather
  help
 the poor by themselves.  
First of all
,  
help
 is  
given
  instantly
 as there is no paperwork, no collection, no delivery involved. It would  
also
 mean that no  
money
  is lost
 into the pockets of corrupt  
government
 officials. Second of all, it has  
been found
 that a considerable number of recipients of aid programs spend  
money
 on children’s education or healthcare,  
rather
 than alcohol or cigarettes.  
Therefore
, development can be  
easily
 promoted. 
However
, the  
idea
 of giving cash  
directly
 to the poor is  
also
 treated with skepticism by  
many
  people
 who  
otherwise
 suggest that  
money
 or any other type of donation should be  
given
 to  
charity
  organisations
. Their main argument is that for the  
people
 whose  
lives
 have always been devoid of material possessions or  
money
, knowing how to manage the financial aids is out of the question. There are  
many
 cases that poor  
people
  use
 the  
money
 to  
start
 businesses;  
however
, bankruptcy is imminent due to their lack of knowledge regarding financial management.  
For this reason
,  
charities
, which can distribute the funds in a more effective way, prove their prominent roles in improving living standards of the impoverished. 
To conclude
, I  
am inclined
 to  
think
 that giving  
money
 to  
charities
 is a better way to  
end
 poverty as it deals with deeper causes of the issue in the long run.