Is there questionable spending in informal charity funds, and can poorly conducted charity work help people in poverty?<\/p>\n
CREATING MORE SOCIAL PROBLEMS<\/strong><\/p>\n Many charitable groups in Vietnam operate informally, are not charitable funds, and do not hold charitable operating licenses as prescribed by Vietnamese law. It is also difficult to demand transparent audits from these groups.<\/p>\n In many charity groups I know, financial transparency is always a sensitive issue that concerns many members, yet few dare speak up for fear of offending others. They face a psychological barrier: \u201cWhy care about money when doing charity?\u201d Or they simply trust the \u201cpure hearts\u201d of those who established the groups.<\/p>\n If we do charity by giving someone a little money, then leave them to their fate as long as we feel comfortable, that is selfishness. Charitable work is a whole process of bringing relief, not merely the act of giving money away.<\/p>\n Our elders taught: \u201cMoney entering a poor household is like wind entering an empty house,\u201d coming in through the front door and out the back, then disappearing. Sadly, dazzled by the word \u201ccharity,\u201d we overlook this. We give someone a little money and then leave them to face life with it, as long as we feel comfortable. That is selfishness. Charity is an entire process of helping people find a way out, not simply handing over money.<\/p>\n Charitable activities across our society are taking place spontaneously, without oversight, methods, or clear objectives, and are causing negative consequences for society.<\/p>\n CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES URGENTLY NEED ENFORCEABLE RULES<\/strong><\/p>\n The flourishing of charitable activities reflects not only the wealth gap in society, but also the humanity and community spirit of some people who have more than enough. However, unchecked charity can expose society to unpredictable dangers when it erodes the work ethic of some people living in poverty and places them in circumstances where they can easily turn to crime. More than ever, we need clear, specific sanctions and decisive involvement from the authorities to bring charitable activities into order so they can achieve their inherent noble values.<\/p>\n We already have regulations governing the establishment of charity funds. However, the author has not found regulations or penalties for spontaneous charitable activities or activities showing signs of fraud or misappropriation of charitable assets. Nor have we carried out public education and provided legal guidance on organizing charity work. As a result, charitable activities across our society are taking place spontaneously, without oversight, methods, or clear objectives, and are causing negative consequences for society.<\/p>\n Without timely corrective legal intervention with sufficient deterrent force, uncontrolled charitable activities may turn into scams, undermine society's work ethic, or simply create more social problems.<\/p>\n (The author\u2019s perspective as an employee working in Saigon.)<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" C\u00f3 hay kh\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c chi ti\u00eau m\u1edd \u00e1m \u1edf c\u00e1c qu\u1ef9 t\u1eeb thi\u1ec7n t\u1ef1 ph\u00e1t, t\u1eeb thi\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang c\u00e1ch c\u00f3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngh\u00e8o? 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