International Day Of Charity 5, September : Known is History and Significance

International Day Of Charity 5, September : Known is History and Significance : The International Day of Charity is an international day observed annually on 5 September. It was declared by the United Nation General Assembly in 2012. September 5 was chosen as the International Day of Charity to observe the death anniversary of Mother Teresa.

International Day Of Charity 5, September

What is the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CHARITY

The International Day of Charity is observed annually on 5 September. It was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012. Purpose of  the International Day of Charity is to raise awareness and provide a common platform for charity related activities all over the world for individuals, charitable, philanthropic and volunteer organizations for their own purposes on the local, national, regional and international level.

How is it celebrated?

The United Nations invites all of the member states, various organisations and businesses, and citizens to celebrated the day by contributing to charity efforts in any way.

The UN encourages charity donations, driving education and awareness-raising activities in order to push the importance of charity.

HISTORY

The day was founded through a Hungarian civil society initiative with the support of the Hungarian Parliament and Government in 2011. September 5 is the selected date as it commemorates the anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa, who worked tirelessly to overcome poverty, distress and suffering of the poorest in the world and was declared a saint in 2016.

SIGNIFICANCE

This day encourages people around the world to do their bit. The concept of charity helps in bringing about balance in society by working towards providing necessities and help those who need them the most. One can spend this day either donating money to a charity organization of your choice or do an activity that is charitable in  nature. 

Not only that but this day can also be spent learning about charitable organizations around the world that are making the world a better place. They work towards bringing about equality in many ways possible.

Thought of Mother Teresa 

1. Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.
2. If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
3. Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
4. Love cannot remain by itself -- it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action, and that action is service.

5. Let's Support Each Other.