International Day of Charity

Charities bring together people who care about a cause so they can make a difference and effect change . A charity’s goal might be to relieve poverty, advance the arts, or protect an endangered species. They do this in various ways, by providing information, help and support, or raising awareness of an issue. Charities are important . They’re a way to help people less fortunate than us and support the causes we believe in.

Empathy is the ability to understand and share another's feelings, while compassion is the desire to alleviate their suffering and take action to help them. Empathy allows for connection by feeling with someone, but compassion involves feeling for them and is motivated by kindness and a drive to make things better. Together, these qualities foster strong connections, promote mutual understanding, and cultivate a more caring and supportive environment in communities . Getting into the habit of regularly giving , can help your child develop a sense of purpose , compassion, and empathy for others. It also gets them involved in issues they feel passionate about. To summarize, cognitive empathy can be described as “ understanding what others feel ,” emotional empathy as “feeling what others feel,” and compassion as “ caring about how others feel. ”

  Giving to charity strengthens a child’s personal values . It helps them to see they have the power to make a difference in the world.

Let us use our collective resources and passion for good to bring about positive change in society . Remember, this is an opportunity for us to come together as a team.

The Observance of the International Day of Charity was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012, recognizing the importance of charitable efforts in addressing global challenges and promoting social development. When exploring a country’s standard of living, GDP per capita in purchasing-power-parity (PPP) terms can be just as revealing for poorer countries as it is for rich ones. Because it adjusts for local prices, PPP highlights how little purchasing power citizens in the world’s poorest economies actually have, even after accounting for cheaper living costs . The nations that anchor the bottom of the IMF’s 2025 league table share a striking set of structural challenges. Many are land-locked or conflict-stricken , with limited infrastructure , fragile institutions , narrow export bases , or a heavy dependence on rain-fed agriculture . South Sudan’s prolonged civil unrest and oil-sector disruptions, Burundi’s chronic under-investment and demographic pressures, an...