The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

It is important to honour, acknowledge, celebrate and recognise the work done by charities globally.

Charities and activist foundations are positive entities. Charities bring together people who are about a cause so that they can make a difference. They often aid populations and people who would otherwise be overlooked, and they fill the gaps where public programmes cannot provide sufficient support.

While their merits are undoubted, it should be considered that charities are, in fact, even more important than governmental agencies when it comes to effecting change and aiding vulnerable communities.

Charities provide direct help, provide information and raise awareness of an issue. Charitable organisations cultivate in people disciplined sensibility to the poverty, injustice and oppression that burden the lives of so many. They help to create a sense of human solidarity and concern for the common good that will bear fruit as more financially stable people become aware of the need to help the poor, the vulnerable and those who are stained in extreme poverty.

Charity, like the notions of volunteerism and philanthropy, provides real social bonding and contributes to the creation of inclusive and more resilient societies.

Charity can alleviate the worst effects of humanitarian crises, supplement public services in health care, education, housing and child protection. It assists the advancement of culture, science, sports, and the protection of cultural and natural heritage. It also promotes the rights of the marginalised and underprivileged and spreads the message of humanity in conflict situations.

HANDSEN CHIKOWORE

United Kingdom,

September 4, 2020.