Description
Donating money, food or other goods or services to those poorer than oneself.
Context
Among Hindus, Jews, Christians, Muslims and other groups such activity is seen as having enriching properties for the spiritual life of the donor. Contemporary thinking stresses the importance of sharing wealth and goods in order to more equitably distribute the resources available to humankind. In some cases it is a means of improving an individual's or institution's public image or receiving tax benefits.
Counter-claim
1. Alms giving is more important for the giver than the receiver for public image or tax purposes. 2. It is used to alleviate a sense of quilt about the avoidance or to deal with the underlying social issues. 3. It is actively avoiding more fundamental issues.
SDG
Metadata
Database
Global strategies
Type
(D) Detailed strategies
Subject
- Health care » Care
Content quality
Yet to rate
Language
English
1A4N
S1286
DOCID
12912860
D7NID
225877
Editing link
Official link
Last update
Dec 3, 2024