Why are Saudis in need forced to beg on social media?

Muhammad Al-Tumaihi VISIT social media websites and you will be dismayed by the large number of sad stories that people have posted. Some stories mention the names of people suffering due to horrible tragedies. Of course, those people have no choice but to agree to let their names be published because they have failed to have their suffering conveyed to the concerned authorities through legal channels. It is also possible that some of them are trying to fool kind-hearted people into giving them money by using fake stories. However, I believe that the concerned authorities which are responsible for taking care of people who suffer from social calamities are not doing a good job and need to do more. A family with a tragic story should get immediate help before being forced to resort to social media as a desperate way to let others know about their suffering. A Saudi father posted his sick son’s photo on social media and called on philanthropists to help him take his son abroad for medical treatment or to have his son transported to a hospital in Riyadh. A woman who lost her husband and is now struggling to care for her five children posted her sad story on the Internet. A man and his wife are being forced to leave their apartment because they are unable to pay the rent and the landlord is threatening to evict them. An unemployed young man is talking about the amount of suffering he has endured in trying to find work. I would like to ask how many ministries have contributed to this problem by failing to identify the needs and poor conditions of these people. How many official employees have refused to approve providing funds to a needy person because they have been unsatisfied with that person’s requirements? Unfortunately, official employees only look at the suffering of these people after the case becomes known to the general public, and they do it for fear of being held accountable by the government. There is a big problem in dealing with humanitarian cases and preventing them from ending up on  social media. We could avoid such unnecessary publicity by dealing with things swiftly at the beginning. Stories like these can harm the Kingdom’s image and could be used to cast doubt on the government’s ability to take care of its people.