What could be the most effective way to do something for a change of the miserable conditions of many humans?

All answers here were just describing symptoms without giving any suggestion for a solution. Not one pointed out, that we need to find out the 'root cause'. This for sure is the discrepancy between our established goals and values and the daily reality we are encountering. We need to ask us, where those established goals and values are coming from! Even these are not the root cause, they are the result of an underlying reason and that is the established common mindset in our society. This is used by all individuals to get their feeling of existence out of it, - by being identified with their mind and all the properties they have gathered. All the knowledge, concepts, beliefs and what they have made to their self image. The root cause for all problems we are encountering all over the planet on all levels, is that this mindset is the result of a long history of interpretation and misinterpretation since beginning of humankind. The interpretation of what was showing up in daily life always was depending on the still primitive state of consciousness and so must be erroneous. It has created a fake reality and out of this people are responding to what shows up in their life. With the result, that they are disappointed, because their image of reality doesn't go together with what really there is. People ignore this or they fight against it, trying to manipulate what is there, so that it fits into their expectations. But we all know, that this doesn't work and so every body is more or less frustrated and stressed.

We can create a change when we see and understand, that we are all in a constant *growing process* and that at this moment of our evolution, we are stuck and this causes all our problems. As we know the root cause now, so there is a solution and if we are ready for it, then we will be able to use it and get out of our condition of suffering and desperation.

Ask and you will find an answer. First question yourself, be very critical about what shows up, it might be just coming out of the common mindset and so being part of the common game that is based on our fake reality. We need to go deeper to find something real... and the solution for our condition that causes us all the problems...

BeiYin

There are many factors that make humans poor and miserable. I will simply list some factors to start.

1. Government interference. We see a lot of this in poor countries like Cuba, Africa, and eastern Europe. The gov't simply doesn't pass laws to make business easy. There must also be laws and financing to fight corruption. As long as you have significant corruption, you will have poverty of the masses.

2. Part of #1 is to create jobs so people who want to work themselves out of poverty, can do that.

3. Mental illness. With mental illness, people are simply unable to make good decisions for themselves, even if they have access to education and job opportunities. I have a theory that much mental illness in the US is caused by a combination of poisons in our environment and stress. So, get rid of the poisons and pollution to decrease mental illness, and treat existing mental illnesses.

4. Stupid people. First, there are mentally ill people who do not have the ability to make good decisions. Next, there are stupid people who have an education but refuse to make difficult decisions to positively affect their life. And everyone knows, no matter how much money you throw at them, you can't fix stupid. Part of the solution is to stop rewarding people for making bad decisions.

Currently in the US if you make bad decisions you are rewarded with welfare, food stamps, gov't paying part of your housing, gov't medical care, free cell phones, and more.

With all these issues you cannot hurt (tax) hard working people to help others. So that is really the most difficult problem. Where does the funding come from? Charities simply do not provide enough funding for people, even in the most generous country in the world, the US. (US has the most charity given, per capita, than anyone else in the world, when you also count US gov't subsidies for other countries.)

Put an end to greed and spread the wealth. Not a simple task but is the only way to improve life for all.Pay everybody a living wage,obviously this would change from country to country but nobody should be in a position where they struggle to feed themselves.Don't impose our culture on other people .People have traditions and beliefs they want to hold onto so we should let them and not interfere but we should stop exploiting the third world and stop exploiting our own workers.Learn to respect one another our similarities and our differences. Share knowledge to help to improve things for everyone.

The most effective way to help people is through many small ways, as opposed to forcing a big change on them they may not be ready to accept.

Sometimes people will turn away from what is good for them simply out of insecurity.

Find a way to eliminate greed. Impossible I know.

Reincarnate John Lennon and replicate him maybe. Impossible needless to say.