Created by the UN, World Humanitarian Day honors those who are dedicated to making the world a better place. Find out how you can help transform lives

Do you know what world humanitarian day is? The date is celebrated on August 19th and was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2008. The idea is to honor people who dedicate their lives to humanitarian actions.

The date was chosen to commemorate the attack on the United Nations Office in Iraq, which took place in 2003, which killed 22 people, including Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello. He was an employee of the organization who dedicated his career to promoting peace..

World Humanitarian Day was designated in memory of those who died in this attack, but also to remember the many workers on humanitarian missions who lost their lives. It is also celebrated to emphasize current human rights needs and challenges around the world. Such as threats by different parties involved in conflicts, challenges in reaching people who need help, or the increasing complexity of the humanitarian environment due to rising food prices, global financial turmoil, water scarcity and climate change. , for example.

But what does humanitarian work represent? check out:

What does world humanitarian day honor?

We can understand humanitarian work as a way of helping those most in need. In other words, it is material, moral, legal, educational, cultural and even spiritual assistance to people who have been impacted by natural disasters, wars, conflicts and even social inequalities.

This work can be carried out by both individuals and institutions. In this case, Civil Society Organizations have a fundamental role in welcoming and caring for people who are in vulnerability.

This is the case of Instituto Ramacrisna, which for over 60 years has been developing learning, vocational, cultural, work and income generation, technology, sports and leisure projects for socially vulnerable communities in 13 cities in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte. Throughout this history of hard work, almost 2 million people have benefited from at least one of our projects.

According to the impact report, prepared with the participation of employees, sponsors and students of the projects, the activities developed by Ramacrisna meet 10 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Ramacrisna related SDGs

• 10 – Reducing Inequalities: ensures equal opportunities, empowers and promotes social and economic inclusion, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or other distinction;
• 4 – Quality Education: offers complementary education to children and adolescents, promoting sociability and creative capacity, stimulating cognitive potential, providing a positive attitude towards knowledge. helping each one to recognize himself as an active and participant subject;
• 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth: through the Adolescent Apprentice program, it promotes training and youth, enabling them to enter the job market. also creates opportunities for professional qualification for this public and the requalification of adults, expanding their skills and employability;
• 16 – Peace, Justice and Effective Institutions: Ramacrisna has been carrying out responsible and transparent work for 60 years, always valuing ethics and inclusive and participatory management;
• 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: Cercas Ramacrisna has modern machinery and adopts sustainable principles in its production;
• 5 – Gender Equality: guarantees the full and effective participation of women and equal opportunities in all projects. It also promotes lectures and workshops on gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls;
• 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production: promotes workshops with reused materials, such as paper and plastic packaging, fabric scraps, newspaper, magazines and wood shavings carried out with children students of the Ramacrisna Educational Support Center, making them multipliers of environmental practices in their families and communities, encouraging the preservation of the environment;
• 1 – Eradication of Poverty: objective is to ensure the inclusion of children and young people in social vulnerability in projects that promote their personal, social and economic development;
• 3 – Health and Welfare: promotes lectures and workshops to raise awareness and reinforce the prevention of drug and alcohol use. informing and educating about sexual health, sexually transmitted infections, teenage pregnancy, among others;
• 7 – Clean and Affordable Energy: The installation of a photovoltaic plant generates a continuous economy for about 25 years, promoting the financial sustainability of Ramacrisna, generating clean energy, a silent source, high useful life and immediate savings for social activities.

Contribute

For the maintenance of activities, Ramacrisna needs supporters and sponsors of the projects. Individuals or legal entities can contribute with donations of any amount..

To contribute, you can make a donation via bank slip, pix, credit card, income tax destination (during the declaration period) and also in the electricity bill. Companies can also support projects or become sponsors of the Ramacrisna Youth Orchestra, with monthly quotas ranging from R$3,000 to R$10,000..

Choose the best option and be part of our chain of good.