The global pandemic is the best cause to donate our time, money and philanthropic energies to. The world is suffering from a virus, the like of which has never been seen before. While it is our collective duty to self-isolate, there are many out there that need our help and support. How to help people when you are self-isolating?
Here are a few of our tips for helping the needy while staying home.
Donate
Many organisations are collecting donations for vaccine research and healthcare. Browse the internet for a cause that your values align with and donate sitting at home. There are many ways that you can make yourself useful right now and donating is the easiest and simplest way. Many businesses are promoting their usual products but with discounts that encourage buyers and the earnings from purchases are then donated. Letting your customers know that buying a product can mean saving a life is a great way to boost the business and its reputation while also doing some good in the world.
Awareness
You don’t need money to be useful. Money is very helpful in a time like this especially if you are using it in the right place and yet there are so many ways that you can help make the world a better place. Consider buying products that you need from businesses that you know are donating as we have mentioned before. Let your friends and family know about these businesses and in this way not only are you supporting an ethical business you are also contributing to the donations. Similarly uses your social media platforms to draw attention to the latest and helpful news, hacks and statistics. There are a lot of people that are using the internet right now and their feed is filled with depressing news. You can help by posting an uplifting quote or sharing a tip that helped you. Make your online presence a positive one.
Share food
Nothing says charity like sharing food. It is understood that with the stockpiling and shops closing down there is a lot of shortage of food. There are many people such as doctors, nurses, grocery store clerks and mangers that are working odd hours and will have trouble preparing meals for themselves. Similarly, there are exchange students and elderly that went into this quarantine without having and cooking skills or support at home. They need meals and the best way to help them out is by ordering traditional home-cooked meals from Tradishes and have them delivered to a specific location. You can also use the self-pickup feature to pick up dishes form the Host’s location. If you are a great cook yourself, you can register with Tradishes as a host and start catering to those that cannot cook for themselves while also kick-starting a home-based business of your own.
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