Buy them food, don't give them money. I think they drink beer because it makes them feel numb from the cold or to block out their horrible life.
You can always ask him what he would like to eat. Sandwich would be good enough for him. Fats in good will keep him warm against coming winter.
Ruchjat K, you should never give money to beggars. Rather give them food and clothes. There are many children who are abducted and deliberated maimed by gangs who force them to work on streets.
Begging is a highly lucrative business for gangs, but not for the enslaved beggars. When you give money to beggars, be assured that most will go to their gang masters, not to their families. That is why your government is stopping begging on streets.
If genuine beggars need food, they have only to go to charity centres.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.