[911Rob]

Yeah welcome back!
My brother has just moved to India with his wife for a three year post with the UN; so I'm sure I'll be going over there in the near future too.

I do agree with your post and have some very direct and personal knowledge that has formed my opinion.

When we lived in Calgary, my wife and daughter actually volunteered one night per week for several years at a place called "the Mustard Seed". They worked in the kitchen serving hot meals to homeless people.

About 10 years ago, my wife and I formed our own charity, after much research on how to do this effectively.

In an effort not to drag this post out, we chose to provide support to single mothers that had jobs. It has been very rewarding over the years. We do this anonymously through our own charity.

I'll make another post with our logic and details; hope this helps you out?
Good Luck!