Disability and Poverty Awareness
Andrea Gutierrez
Kingsbury/Melvin
English 12PCP/Medical Ethics
March 27, 2013
Be the Change
Non-profit organizations provide services and benefits to the public. Organizations are set up to create a project where any surplus money will be spent to provide programs typically for education and social causes (Swenson). Social causes include poverty and disability in developing countries. The world’s poor are more likely to develop a disability within their lifetime however they are not able to be provided medical care and proper medical translation as opposed to the more financially privileged. Understanding organizations such as the Red Cross, Wheels for the World and World Institute on Disability helps to acknowledge disability and poverty in the different ways organizations approach the poor and disabled.
An organization can be defined as a group that raises money and awareness and also performs actions for either a specific cause or a multiple set of causes. Organizations obtain its own income by receiving generous donations from communities. The purpose of having these organizations is not to build wealth or benefit the owner in any way possible but to generate funds and assistance to help further its chosen cause. A non-profit organization can also help in bringing more attention to an important issue in the community in order to create awareness. (Balle). Running an organization includes several benefits including awareness and being able to assist the community through volunteer work and funds. Disability affects hundreds of millions of families in developing countries. Disability can be defined as physical, mental or intellectual. Some people are born disabled but others become disabled as a result of an accident or disease (World Bank). Many individuals are not aware of the amount of poverty in disability in third world countries and the 80% of disabled people that live in developing countries. Awareness brings us one step closer to attempt to
Kingsbury/Melvin
English 12PCP/Medical Ethics
March 27, 2013
Be the Change
Non-profit organizations provide services and benefits to the public. Organizations are set up to create a project where any surplus money will be spent to provide programs typically for education and social causes (Swenson). Social causes include poverty and disability in developing countries. The world’s poor are more likely to develop a disability within their lifetime however they are not able to be provided medical care and proper medical translation as opposed to the more financially privileged. Understanding organizations such as the Red Cross, Wheels for the World and World Institute on Disability helps to acknowledge disability and poverty in the different ways organizations approach the poor and disabled.
An organization can be defined as a group that raises money and awareness and also performs actions for either a specific cause or a multiple set of causes. Organizations obtain its own income by receiving generous donations from communities. The purpose of having these organizations is not to build wealth or benefit the owner in any way possible but to generate funds and assistance to help further its chosen cause. A non-profit organization can also help in bringing more attention to an important issue in the community in order to create awareness. (Balle). Running an organization includes several benefits including awareness and being able to assist the community through volunteer work and funds. Disability affects hundreds of millions of families in developing countries. Disability can be defined as physical, mental or intellectual. Some people are born disabled but others become disabled as a result of an accident or disease (World Bank). Many individuals are not aware of the amount of poverty in disability in third world countries and the 80% of disabled people that live in developing countries. Awareness brings us one step closer to attempt to
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