Britons reluctant to make overseas aid donations

[super jumbe]

Survey finds only one in seven British adults gives more than ?50a year and that French, Belgians and Germans are more generous.

A third of Britons do not give anything to humanitarian aid causes, according to a survey which ranks the UK below some of our neighbours.

The findings come despite recent natural disasters including the Haiti earthquake, the Pakistan floods and the Japanese tsunami. Just one in seven adults give more than ?50 a year, according to a YouGov poll conducted for AidEx, a humanitarian aid gathering later this year.

Almost three in five of those surveyed (59%) are put off from donating because of concern over where and how their money will be spent. A further 30% preferred to give to organisations helping those in the UK, reinforcing the axiom that charity begins at home.



I am happy to pay for childrens in need because I know my money will be well spend.

[johnboy1974]

when times are tough charity begins at home- i wish mr cameron could understand that principle.

[torchy]

I think this country has given enough money away thanks to Cameron.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/251060

Still think this country gives nothing away. What utter rubbish.

[bonus2010]

I was rather concerned about the lack of publicity on BBC News 24 and Sky News about the plight of Japanese people regarding the earthquake disastor, as compared to Pakistan floods and Haiti earthquake... The former promoted donations by the news media throughout the day... yet requests for donations to Japan was really never mentioned..

[digitalfever]

I think they need to include the billions we give away in aid through government scheme, that's still our money you know!