Item 11 in Truth By Reason Master Ethical Code

Care for Those in Need

Respond to hunger, homelessness, illness, disability, isolation, bereavement and other serious vulnerability.

Position
11
Form
Mixed formulation
Obligation
Context-dependent
Wording status
Translation
Intended audience
Everyone
Last reviewed
28 June 2026

Names and terminology

Canonical name: Care for Those in Need

Source wording

<p>Respond to hunger, homelessness, illness, disability, isolation, bereavement and other serious vulnerability.</p>

Translation

Literal meaning

Respond to hunger, homelessness, illness, disability, isolation, bereavement and other serious vulnerability.

Broader interpretation

Aid should preserve dignity and agency rather than create humiliation, dependency or control.

Practical meaning

Respond to hunger, homelessness, illness, disability, isolation, bereavement and other serious vulnerability.

Ethical purpose

Aid should preserve dignity and agency rather than create humiliation, dependency or control.

Modern application

Apply this principle to personal conduct, organisations and public policy, with particular attention to people and beings who carry the greatest risks while holding the least power.

Criticism and difficult cases

This principle may conflict with other duties. It should therefore be applied with evidence, proportionality, role reversal, attention to power and review of foreseeable consequences.

Truth By Reason analysis

Aid should preserve dignity and agency rather than create humiliation, dependency or control.

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