Well, the statement &quot;give money so people can buy what they need&quot; is very different than what you are supporting in this comment. Giving money to charities that have experience &quot;on the ground&quot; and at least some solutions is a good thing. What you appeared to be advocating for (at least how I read it) is dropping into a country and giving people money to buy cleaning supplies. This is very different. Dumping money onto people is rarely a good solution. Even targeted microlending has been met with some skepticism [1].<p>[1]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.povertyactionlab.org&#x2F;evaluation&#x2F;measuring-impact-microfinance-hyderabad-india" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.povertyactionlab.org&#x2F;evaluation&#x2F;measuring-impact-...</a>