"Challenging Perspectives: Rethinking Charities with 'Savior Complex' and 'Uncharitable'"

Two new documentaries, "Savior Complex" and "Uncharitable," challenge perceptions about charitable endeavors. "Savior Complex" examines the controversy surrounding American missionary Renee Bach and her organization, Serving His Children, which aimed to assist malnourished children in Uganda but faced questions about its practices and qualifications. "Uncharitable" advocates for treating charitable institutions differently, providing them with resources, tolerance for risk, and reasonable expectations to attract top talent and effectively address the problems they were created to solve. Both documentaries highlight the importance of having a functional blueprint to achieve charitable objectives and the complexities involved in turning good intentions into tangible benefits.