Will you share your food (serious question)

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The question is similar to Peter Singer's drowning child argument.

http://www.philosophyexperiments.com/singer/

Interesting survey, but flawed. I don't often donate to international charities because I don't have any faith that my money is going to end up actually helping someone... often it gets embezzled, robbed, or spent on something that you didn't intend. Stuff like food banks I'll give to because my can of beans is probably going to end up in someone's stomach. Likewise, if a kid is drowning and I pick him out of the water, I know I've saved him. Money given to an international charity could end up anywhere.

I'd rather do it myself: I don't have much faith in NGOs or governments. I want to tangibly apply as much power as possible towards any change I want to make in the world, not just have good intentions. Charities have a role, but they are by no means the only way to effect positive change. I would argue they are rarely the most effective.