You will find many donors in the world. Someone donated his entire wealth to charitable works, while someone else spent the money on the education of poor children. But there is one country in the world where people donated Rs 1500 billion this year. Not only this, the poorest people turned out to be the most generous. He gave money more generously than the rich. The colony of the rich turned out to be a stingy one. They paid less than even the poor.
According to Metro report, recently the report of Britain’s Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has come out. You will be surprised to see this. It is believed that people in Britain are currently struggling with inflation. It is becoming difficult for many people to even procure essential items. But they are not lagging behind in donating. According to the report, the British people donated a record 13.9 billion pounds to charity in 2023. If seen in Indian Rupees it will be Rs 14,74,17,62,00,000. This is 9 percent more than last year.
Every person donated an average of Rs 7 thousand
Many shocking things have come to light in the report. For example, on an average every person donated 65 pounds every month i.e. approximately 7 thousand rupees. This is 40 percent more than last year. In the Sheffield Hallam area, most people donated 3.2% of their income to religious causes. Mostly people from normal or poor families live here. The colony of rich people turned out to be a bit stingy. People of Kensington and Bayswater, considered the wealthiest area of London, donated only 0.5% of their income. He stood second in terms of donations. Kensington is the richest city in London, people living here earn an average of Rs 77 lakh. This is double the number of people living in the capital. Here one out of every four people is a businessman, high profile officer, CEO and high ranking officer.
The poor left the rich behind in donating.
You will be surprised to know that people living in Belfast West, Northern Ireland donated 2.2% of their earnings. Belfast West is a place where one in four families is extremely poor. Despite this, these people donated freely from their wages. Despite this, the number of donors has declined. The number of people donating regularly has fallen from 65% in 2019 to less than 58% last year. Analysts said that rather than more people donating, the amount people donated has increased.
,
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 26, 2024, 08:21 IST