Omerta

heh
well
im probably going to get quite alot of flak
but from what i heard
(the bits where i wasnt asleep)
from MR T.T Durai
i was
impressed
firstly
his style and manner
was simply amazing
not one hedge
and if there were
well covered up
loud and soft when he needed to be
albeit too loud now and then
and fast and slow when he should have been
honestly
thats the way to speak
great speed
passion
(or at least it seemed to be there)
and fluency
thats just style
now for what he said
it really impressed me
how he managed to bring a foundation
into an organisation like that
and frankly
i think the
little 'criteria'
he talked about
was dead right
beyond transparency
beyond reserves
beyond monetary issues
are the patients well taken care of?
frankly
it sure seems that way to me
my uncle(not by blood)
had it
and he was supported almost infinitely by the foundation
gave him a machine
to bring home and around
set it up nicely for him
instructors all ready
i mean
thats quality healthcare
and, if the NKF has done SO well
and managed to fulfil
their major responsibility
(that of taking care of KF patients)
whats wrong with reserves?
whats wrong with a bit of corporate glamour?
whats wrong with a bit of franchising?
i say nothing
as long as the upper echelons remain
honest and consistent
when dealing with massive donations and funds
and
as long as patients around Singapore
or at least a majority of them
are being saved
i have no complains

of course
theres probably alot more to the situation
that im currently unaware of
perhaps the people on the ground really
are suffering
perhaps the people who benefit from other charities
are being maligned by the huge reserves of the NKF
maybe so
but from what little i know
and from what little i heard
it seems good to me

and on a personal note
there really doesnt seem to be a problem with
running a charity like a business either
ive seen charities on the street
with lousy stickers
and suspect donation boxes
worn and torn
and definitely reused
and the ppl ask me to donate
and i tell you honestly
i was afraid on more than one occasion
that it was a scam
that it was a set-up
then
there are organisations
like the NKF
like the Red Cross
like the Salvation Army
(hmm, not sure if RC and SA are run as businesses but i think they are..or in SA's case.. military?)
who ask for donations and get them
because of corporate effiency that guarantees
an appropriate use of funds
because of an image
that affects the layman's mind
in such a way
that he is compelled to donate
i mean
if thats what running a charity like a business does
hey
whats so wrong?


someone enlighten me ;)

posted by S @ Saturday, October 16, 2004