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The Rotary Club

March 30, 2011 By admin

If you've been searching for a really good, efficient way to raise money for a charitable organisation, you're going to need to have some great options under consideration. This paper will give you some suggestions to get you moving in raising the most you can get for whatever cause you are attempting to help. This implies making posters and spreading out thru districts and on main streets to post them. The more techniques of raising money you know of, the better your chances will be of making the fundraiser a total success. Get along with some pals or member of the family and spread the gospel about your fundraiser and what the charity is you're trying to raise money for.

This is a potent means of showing appreciation to volunteers. My most cherished many thanks came as a handwritten note from a young girl who was aided by the organisation I supported. Designate volunteers for community service awards. Eventually , you can learn all about the time taken by the organisation to pay the check for the promised donation. Search for community service awards in your neighborhood and designate meriting volunteers who support your activities. There are organisations that might demand favour from your charitable organization in the shape of ad for their work.

If you're pleased with the way these organizations support donations for your charity, there isn't any harm to counsel their names to other charitable organisations or promote their name in the society. The people having the party pay for the whole party and charge folks to enroll for it. A few couples settle on a fun themed party like a Rollin ‘ Down the Stream canoe day and BBQ or a special box at a Reds game complete along with time spend with the announcer in the media box. All the money that's charged goes to the charity. This has been a smart way to raise money and to start to know your other neighbours in the community and lots of fun too! Suspect , as an example, that you belong to a Rotary Club,that is making an attempt to promote literacy. Would it be fascinating if you might raise cash by announcing something similar to this : ‘This book helps kids make chums, go to sleep simply at night and teaches the Golden Rule. It also has a CD that read the story in 3 different languages. There are only five thousand copies.

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Worldwide Humanitarian Organisations

March 27, 2011 By admin

Amnesty International

This international non-governmental organisation was established in London in 1961. The humanitarian organisation works to protect human rights around the world, campaigning for compliance with standards and laws internationally. Amnesty International undertakes research and action in order to fight for the rights to freedom of conscience and expression and the rights to physical and mental integrity. It has the longest history of all human rights organisations and has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights.

Global Exchange

Since 1988, Global Exchange has worked to promote human rights and ecomonic, social and environmental justice internationally. The humanitarian organisation believes that the global economy should be people-centered, rather that profit- centered, in order for environmental, social and economic justice to be achieved.

OneWorld

OneWorld aims to create a just, global society through its partnership network and information network which supports communication media with people at its centre. The humanitarian organisation believes in creating connections between individuals and organisations across the world and providing these people with access to information. In doing this, OneWorld urges people to discover their power to speak out and make a difference to the world. 

ECPAT 

The humanitarian organisation ECPAT , which is an acronym of ‘End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of children for sexual purposes’, aims to end the sexual exploitation of children. Founded in Thailand in 1991, ECPAT protects children through sharing skills and information with interested groups in order to help them to combat the sexual exploitation of children effectively. In 1998, ECPAT was awarded the Rafto Prize, a human rights award which was named in memory ofNorweigan human rights activist, ThorolfRafto.

Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch, formerly known as Helsinki Watch, supports activists and victims in eliminating discrimination, protecting people from inhumane conduct as a result of war and upholding political freedom. It is a non-governmental organisation that conducts research on human rights issues and also acts as an advocate. Human Rights Watch is opposed to the violation of human rights as detailed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These rights violations include discrimination based on sexual orientation and capital punishment.

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What is Humanitarian Aid?

March 24, 2011 By admin

Humanitarian aid is assistance provided in order to help others, usually those in developing countries, and is often a response to a humanitarian crisis. The help that humanitarian aid provides may be logistical or material and its central aims are to alleviate suffering and to save lives. Today, there are over 200,000 humanitarian aid workers and this figure increases each year.

Specific reasons for providing humanitarian aid include saving lives during, and in the aftermath of, natural disasters and emergencies and coping with the population movement that can be caused by natural or man-made disasters. Population movement may also be a result of refugees, returnees or displaced people. As well as providing assistance during and after natural disasters, humanitarians also provide aid in order to ensure that countries are prepared for the risks of future natural disasters, including providing them with early-warning and intervention systems. Another major reason for the provision of humanitarian aid is war and fighting. Aid provides relief to people who have been affected by long-lasting crises that are a result of armed conflict. Humanitarian aid also supports civil operations which protect the victims of fighting.

The funding that pays for humanitarian aid is raised through donations. Money is donated to charities that provide humanitarian aid by governments, individuals and businesses. In the wake of a major emergency such as a natural disaster, funds are raised through donations from around the world. The funds that have been raised are then co-ordinated by the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs who will organise the international response.

The European Commission also organises humanitarian aid and civil protection through ECHO, whose task it is to provide relief and assistance in emergency situations following crises involving armed conflict or natural disasters outside of the EU. ECHO aims to deliver goods and services to people in crisis zones as quickly as possible, regardless of religion, race or political convictions. The types of humanitarian aid that the organisation is involved with include the supplying of water, food, fuel, medicine and medical equipment. ECHO has previously funded humanitarian aid in over 80 different countries.

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Famous Humanitarians

March 2, 2011 By admin

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa

 

Agnes GonxhaBojaxhiu, more commonly known as Mother Teresa, was born 26th August 1910 and died 5th September 1997. Mother Teresa was an Albanian Catholic nun with Indian citizenship. She was a famous humanitarian, establishing the Missionaries of Charity in early 1950s Calcutta. Mother Theresa led the growth of the Missionaries of Charity throughout India and later in other countries around the world.

When Mother Teresa first arrived in India in the 1940s, she was appalled by the living conditions that people in Calcutta were suffering under. In response, she helped to improve their living conditions whilst living with them. The Missionaries of Charity organisation that Mother Teresa founded and worked with for over 40 years worked to improve the lives of the sick, poor, orphaned, blind, crippled and dying. She cared for the needy who had nowhere else to go.In 1955, she was the first woman to found a home for lepers and through showing no restraint in touching them, she drew awareness to the fact that leprosy did not spread by touching people who had the disease.

Mother Teresa was recognised for her humanitarian work when she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. One year later, she was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour. Mother Theresa received many awards for her humanitarian efforts throughout her life and her work was even recognised after her death when Pope John Paul II beatified her and the title ‘Blessed Theresa of Calcutta’ was also given to her.

Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 2nd October 1869 to 30th January 1948 is commonly referred to as Mahtma, or ‘Great Soul’, Gandhi. He is also known as Bapu which means ‘Father’ in India. He is regarded as one of India’s greatest leaders and is well-respected by Indian citizens. He achieved freedom from British rule through non-violent methods but was eventually assassinated by the Hindu Nationalist NathuramGodse. 

After working as a lawyer in South Africa, Gandhi returned to India in 1915. The Indian people were struggling for civil rights at this time and Gandhi organised protests involving farmers, peasants and labourers in order to campaign against discrimination and high levels of land tax. From 1921, Gandhi became the leader of the Indian National Congress and used this position to campaign for issues such as womens’ rights, increased economic self-reliance and an end to untouchability.

Although Gandhi was wealthy, he would travel in third-class train compartments to see how the poor travelled and to experience the nation as they did. Gandhi’s peaceful methods would later be a major influence on other human rights campaigners such as Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King.

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