I’m eager to help African children/ my nation who are suffering from poverty and health issues, how can I start this journey?

[bota_selena]

Since I was a child, I‘ve been watching the clip of the song “I was here” by Beyoncé. Every time I listen to this song I wanna cry. So one of my dreams is helping poor children so they could live, study like we are… Have you ever experienced helping those people? What kind of advice can you give to me? I know that I need huge income for it, but I hope I can achieve it one day

[jennifer_bloom]

I think the best way to help hungry people is to start a business or a traceable material commodity that you can exchange with others for money or resources or physical labour. An example is, planting a fruit orchard and letting people who work at your orchard take home fruit and other food items. Or opening a fish farm and giving free fish to your employees. Land in Africa might be more affordable than other places if your able to get a sponsorship or a loan. Opening a small loan office to support the training of business owners and charging interest on your loans is another way to help people who are struggling such as teaching them to work as a blacksmith or a clothing maker or a shoe maker or a bread maker or a cook etc… Creating a company to fetch water with machines for people so they don’t have to do it themselves and charging money for your machine operating labour can provide employment to people without jobs.

[FreyaRed]

You can't help them while spending money to some foundations.

[NamerOfStars]

I'm not sure that you need a huge income for it, unless you're trying to solve every problem for everyone at once. Don't do that- even if it WAS possible, it's just going to make them dependent on you.

The first step is to think what you want to tackle first, then find an organization or charity that helps with that. Most what people will do to help such organizations is to donate money, but they'll also have employees (who do both operational and on-the-ground work), and volunteers. Contact some of those groups near you and ask what they need help with.

[AmeerX]

You should adopt a child if you really want to help them. And I did try to help Ukrainians but I didn't find any proper channel to help them. Wish I could go there to physically help them but I don't know what I can do. I am neutral on the invasion by Russia because I don't want to take sides. But I want to help both sides until peace is restored. I don't have much to offer monetarily but products are cheaper to send.

As for you, try to help them but remember most NGOs are fleecing you off at expense of poor (in name of the poor). So, be weary

[caring__1]

Unless you just want to send money, you don't need a huge income. Check into the Peace Corps, Doctors Without Borders and other similar organizations. There are also organizations within the USA to help people in the USA (like AmeriCorps VISTA).

[DJB72]

If you're serious about it there's plenty of NGOs in Africa that are always looking for people. I live in South Africa right now but moved here from the UK. The difference is startling.

I know a couple who are church workers in Mozambique and several people in Kenya who moved from overseas to work with kids. It's tough work, but worth it.

[OddBeMe]

Best way are NGOs that have backing from other countries and the UN. Worst way are groups like Red Cross which takes 70% for “admin” costs.

https://araha.org/sudan-war/

[ohsheeT]

You have a beautiful heart but you can donate your time to the Red Cross

[Mrkas]

Where are u from dear?
What u wanna do is kind of nice, but u will need support also so u won't be bitten, I don't know if u gat me, there are soo many things about Africa u should be take not of

[Anonymous]

Do you have a good command of the English language?

[Bklynbadboy12]

First off this is very noble of you and there are a lot of ways you can help and volunteer your time

[urpapi69]

Why not teach/feed a group of the unprivileged kids on weekends? It'll be a good start.