Some people believe that we should not help people in other countries as long as
there are problems in our own society. I disagree with this view because I believe
that we should try to help as many people as possible.
On the one hand, I accept that it is important to help our neighbours and fellow
citizens. In most communities there are people who are impoverished or
disadvantaged in some way. It is possible to find homeless people, for example, in
even the wealthiest of cities, and for those who are concerned about this problem,
there are usually opportunities to volunteer time or give money to support these
people. In the UK, people can help in a variety of ways, from donating clothing to
serving free food in a soup kitchen. As the problems are on our doorstep, and there
are obvious ways to help, I can understand why some people feel that we should
prioritise local charity.
At the same time, I believe that we have an obligation to help those who live beyond
our national borders. In some countries the problems that people face are much
more serious than those in our own communities, and it is often even easier to help. For example, when children are dying from curable diseases in African countries,
governments and individuals in richer countries can save lives simply by paying for vaccines that already exist. A small donation to an international charity might have a
much greater impact than helping in our local area.
In conclusion, it is true that we cannot help everyone, but in my opinion national
boundaries should not stop us from helping those who are in need. 
 Some
  people
 believe that we should not  
help
  people
 in other countries as long as 
there
 are problems in our  
own
 society. I disagree with this view  
because
 I  
believe
 that
 we should try to  
help
 as  
many
  people
 as possible.
On the one hand, I accept that it is  
important
 to  
help
 our  
neighbours
 and fellow 
citizens
. In most communities there are  
people
  who
  are impoverished
  or
 disadvantaged
 in  
some
 way. It is possible to find homeless  
people
,  
for example
,  
in
even the wealthiest of cities, and for those  
who
  are concerned
 about this problem,
there are  
usually
 opportunities to volunteer time or give money to support these 
people
. In the UK,  
people
 can  
help
 in a variety of ways, from donating clothing  
to
 serving
 free food in a soup kitchen. As the problems are on our doorstep, and  
there
are obvious ways to  
help
, I can understand why  
some
  people
 feel that we should 
prioritise
 local charity.
At the same time, I believe that we have an obligation to  
help
 those  
who
  live
 beyond 
our
 national borders. In  
some
 countries the problems that  
people
 face are  
much
 more
 serious than those in our  
own
 communities, and it is  
often
 even easier to  
help
.  
For example
, when children are dying from curable diseases in African countries, 
governments
 and individuals in richer countries can save  
lives
  simply
 by paying for vaccines that already exist. A  
small
 donation to an international charity might have  
a
 much
 greater impact than helping in our local area. 
In conclusion
, it is true that we cannot  
help
 everyone,  
but
 in my opinion national 
boundaries
 should not  
stop
 us from helping those  
who
 are in need.