We at Goducate are thankful for all such people!

However, there are different levels of help and we at Goducate have defined 5 levels:

1. Happy — The first level of help is to make someone happy (eg. give a ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/goducates-5-levels-of-helping-the-needy.html/feed 0 http://www.goducate.org/goducates-dental-and-medical-services-to-the-needy.html http://www.goducate.org/goducates-dental-and-medical-services-to-the-needy.html#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:51:11 +0000 Dr Paul Choo http://www.goducate.org/?p=5571 Goducate’s philosophy is to “help needy Asians help themselves” by Going and Educating them—and then encouraging them to help others with what they’ve learned. We believe that this is better than just giving them something or some help.

However, there are certain circumstances in which we have to provide ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/goducates-dental-and-medical-services-to-the-needy.html/feed 0 http://www.goducate.org/is-corporate-social-responsibility-a-way-to-get-tax-savings-and-publicity.html http://www.goducate.org/is-corporate-social-responsibility-a-way-to-get-tax-savings-and-publicity.html#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:23:57 +0000 Dr Paul Choo http://www.goducate.org/?p=4593 CSR (corporate social responsibility) is getting more and more popular. A few years ago, most people had not heard of CSR. Today, it is a buzz-word in corporate circles. It would be almost unthinkable for a corporation not to be involved in some form of CSR. Most corporations realize ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/is-corporate-social-responsibility-a-way-to-get-tax-savings-and-publicity.html/feed 0 http://www.goducate.org/corporate-social-responsibility-volunteerism-or-voluntourism.html http://www.goducate.org/corporate-social-responsibility-volunteerism-or-voluntourism.html#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:59:39 +0000 Dr Paul Choo http://www.goducate.org/?p=4568 Charity organizations need volunteers to sustain their efforts. The life-blood of charity organizations are its donors and its volunteers.

However, with the advent of convenient and affordable travel a new breed of volunteers have emerged – who are more volun-tourists rather than volunteers.

What is the essential ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/corporate-social-responsibility-volunteerism-or-voluntourism.html/feed 0 http://www.goducate.org/corporate-social-responsibility-%e2%80%93-sending-company-staff-to-visit-the-poor.html http://www.goducate.org/corporate-social-responsibility-%e2%80%93-sending-company-staff-to-visit-the-poor.html#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:00:16 +0000 Dr Paul Choo http://www.goducate.org/?p=4564 In the last few years, there has been an increase in corporate social responsibility. More companies are sending their staff to visit and help the poor. This is good. However, before staff members are sent on such trips, it might be good to prepare them with some of the ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/corporate-social-responsibility-%e2%80%93-sending-company-staff-to-visit-the-poor.html/feed 0 http://www.goducate.org/invisible-asian-urban-communities.html http://www.goducate.org/invisible-asian-urban-communities.html#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:06:27 +0000 Dr Paul Choo http://www.goducate.org/?p=3917 All over Asia there are invisible communities. Some make themselves “invisible” because they don’t want to be bullied by stronger communities. This is one of the reasons why many of the so-called hill-tribes in Asia choose to live in the less hospitable hills away from the populated plains. Some ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/invisible-asian-urban-communities.html/feed 2 http://www.goducate.org/dont-leave-all-your-money-to-your-children.html http://www.goducate.org/dont-leave-all-your-money-to-your-children.html#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:04:08 +0000 Tituslow http://www.goducate.org/dont-leave-all-your-money-to-your-children.html “ The almighty dollar bequeathed to a child is an almighty curse. No man has the right to handicap his son with such a burden as great wealth” Andrew Carnegie.

There are many rich people who are very successful and amassed large amount of wealth during their lifetimes. I ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/dont-leave-all-your-money-to-your-children.html/feed 5 http://www.goducate.org/why-do-people-give-to-charity.html http://www.goducate.org/why-do-people-give-to-charity.html#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:38:13 +0000 Tituslow http://www.goducate.org/why-do-people-give-to-charity.html I was in Taiwan having a holiday with my family last month. While visiting a busy night market in Taipei, we saw a beggar with no arms bowing repeatedly to the people who passed by. He has a little bowl with a few coins placed in front of ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/why-do-people-give-to-charity.html/feed 7 http://www.goducate.org/haiti-earthquake-urgent-help-needed-now-and-after-the-earthquake.html http://www.goducate.org/haiti-earthquake-urgent-help-needed-now-and-after-the-earthquake.html#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:41:38 +0000 Dr Paul Choo http://www.goducate.org/?p=3609 Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, has been hit by its worst earthquake since 1770. Its capital, Port-au-Prince and its surroundings, where almost a quarter of Haiti’s population lives has been devastated.

Thankfully, many countries and relief organizations have mobilized their resources to help this battered ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/haiti-earthquake-urgent-help-needed-now-and-after-the-earthquake.html/feed 1 http://www.goducate.org/making-things-more-meaningful.html http://www.goducate.org/making-things-more-meaningful.html#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:41:51 +0000 Dr Paul Choo http://www.goducate.org/?p=3191 Recently a young lady contacted me and told me that she was going to celebrate her 21st birthday and wanted her guests to give donations to Goducate rather than give her birthday presents. She had heard about Goducate helping the helpless and wanted to be a part of it.