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Edition 045 · connection · www.thestar.com.my

Charity: performative or purposeful?

Fundraising events often obscure genuine impact behind a facade of social obligation and fleeting generosity.

Charity: performative or purposeful?
FO Take · Score 30

Fundraising events exploit our guilt, offering a fleeting 'feel-good' while systemic issues persist. True connection demands sustained, tangible action, not transactional benevolence. Until we confront the roots of inequality, these events remain hollow rituals. Are we truly helping, or just performing empathy?

The strongest counter

Community fundraising cultivates vital support networks and provides crucial resources where state provisions fail. Every contribution, however small, builds collective responsibility and direct aid.

Audit trail
  • ·Event-centric shallow
  • ·Systemic neglect
  • ·Authentic reciprocity
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