Beggarsareoftenseensittingbythesideofastreetwithheadsbowedaspeoplepassthemby.Someaskpeoplepassingbyforasmallamountofmoneyandsomejustsitandwaittobegivenmoney.
Tosolvetheproblem,anothergivingplanhasbeensuggested.Tenbluemoneyboxeswillbeplaedinbusyplacessuchasthemarketandtherailwaystation.Itaimstoencouragepeoplenottogivemoneydirectlytobeggarsbutinsteadtogivegenerouslytolocalhomelesspeople.
Supportersofthisplanthinkitwillbeaneffectivewaytosolvethebeggars'alcoholanddrugproblems(酗酒和吸毒).Butthepoliceopposetheplanarguingthatbeggarswhodonotreceivecashmayturntocriminality(犯罪) tofeedtheiraddictions.Thehomelesscharity"Crisis"saidthesuccessofanypanwilldependonitsstyle.Theythinkthatimaginativeandpositive(积极的) planscanhelpcreatelocalunderstandingandsympathy(同情心) insteadofhardness.Mostofthebeggarsdisliketheplanbecausetheythinktheywillnotgetenoughmoneyfromtheboxesfortheirshowers,foodandclothe.
Beggingisabigsocialproblembothindevelopinganddevelopedcountries.Governmentsmustplayabigroleinsolvingthisproblem.Trainingbeggarstoworkandhelpingthemtofindappropriatejobsisoneoption.Thisisespeciallytruefordevelopingcountrieswheremanylow-skilljobsexist.
Thegeneralcommunityshouldalsobeeducatedtoseebeggarsnotasdirtyanddangerous,butaspeoplewhoneedunderstandingandhelp.