Modern life has led man to develop in different facets and environments, which require dedication, effort and, above all, time every day, to satisfy the needs of his lifestyle. Many times, we spend time working, attending to the tasks of the home, family, school, and the little time that remains is invested in recreation.
However, many people around the world are also dedicated to helping others, to a greater or lesser degree, to the extent of their possibilities, managing to fill their spirit with an energy of solidarity, with which they do good without looking at who, as Well says this popular saying, which ultimately affects our emotional and spiritual well-being, and in turn directly influences our energy level and therefore everything around us improves, our relationships, our development in society, our life project and everything what it implies.
In this sense, solidarity is a value of the utmost importance to achieve that spiritual evolution to which many of us aspire, it is a window to spiritual growth, a possibility of being a better person each, and of demonstrating that, despite the troubled world current, we are able to sensitize ourselves to the problematic situations of our peers.
It is important to point out that, according to sociology, solidarity is a value that represents the feeling of support and the attitude of unity to undertake common causes, it is to offer a helping hand so that others achieve their objectives, which can range from the satisfaction of needs basics such as food, housing, education and health, to the undertaking of some life project.
That is why, as a society, we must set ourselves the goal of “helping” and becoming supportive of a cause, the one that most attracts your attention, in which you feel that you have more capacity and identify with its objectives and with the people involved. in her. This is how, there are many ways to do good and show solidarity, from acting cordially with children, the elderly, sick people, animals and everything around us, to visiting and providing financial and/or moral and spiritual support in hospitals, nursing homes and every institution with some noble cause.
Other actions where you can «do good without looking at who», could be: donating blood, adopting animals, donating food, clothing, toys or medicines, volunteering and/or collaborating in a Non-Governmental Organization NGO, among many other ways to be supportive.
So, at an individual level we must begin by acting with small gestures, which must be greater every day, for the well-being of our fellow men or our own, projecting our work to the family, to the circle of friends, to the community, and finally to society, because that is how great causes begin, mega solidarity projects, which have found in groups of people and companies the fundamental basis for their achievements.
In this context, it is convenient to mention that there are thousands of organizations, foundations and institutions worldwide, which carry out highly praiseworthy and admirable humanitarian work, where the important thing is to help not only millions of people, but also animals and plants to live. , and everything that has life on this beautiful planet.
Within these organizations, some always stand out for the breadth of their cause, for the quantity and quality of the help they provide to different sectors in the world, which makes them winners of awards and recognitions, which serve as an incentive and example for themselves and for any organization or group of people who want to join worthy causes.
This is how, recently, a list of the ten most important Non-Governmental Organizations in the world has been drawn up, taking into account the work they carry out and the field of action they cover according to the budgets they manage to raise, which the distinguishes between the many solidarity organizations that exist around the world. Next, and as an example of solidarity, love and common well-being, we are going to describe some of them, within the limit of space that we have in this article:
let’s start with BRAC: It is an Asian organization whose initials come from “Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee”, which is currently considered the largest NGO in the world and is based in Bangladesh. Its solidarity action is directed towards development through microcredit, reaching a total financing of 9,000 million dollars, which are assigned to low-income people to undertake projects or small businesses, with the intention of encouraging them to develop and progress.
These microcredits are distributed in various fields, such as: climate change risk reduction, agriculture, food, legal aid, education, etc. In this way, this NGO has been able to help more than 126 million people, thus having the greatest sustainability, impact and innovation in the entire world.
Also on this list is the well-known organization “Médecins Sans Frontières” or Doctors Without Borderswhich is an organization founded by 13 doctors in 1971 in Switzerland, and has grown over the years, to the point of being highly recognized worldwide for its great work in providing medical care and fighting for the rights of the most vulnerable people. vulnerable, becoming a participant in crucial moments where medicines and supplies have been required to overcome critical conditions of any kind, managing to extend the movement of organizations «without borders» to various sectors of humanitarian aid.
This organization has a highly praiseworthy mission, since it works directly with health, which is essential for human beings, to opt for a better standard of living, and to be able to function normally in an increasingly competitive and vulnerable world.
Therefore, Doctors Without Borders, has represented for many years, the hope for millions of people who do not have adequate conditions to live, who face precarious situations and who have seen their lives end, where suffering is latent every day. to day, the people of this organization have been there to provide health.
For its part, the NGO Mercy Corps: is specifically dedicated to developing and executing relief projects or programs to provide humanitarian aid in situations of critical poverty, subhuman conditions in certain parts of the world, caused by natural phenomena such as earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, cyclones, among others, or by the conditions generated by armed conflicts. Its headquarters are in the city of Portland in Oregon, United States, and its aid reaches some 41 countries.
Their solidarity action is carried out through programs for the incorporation into the world of work of people who have been affected by these critical situations, through contacts with companies and/or institutions that are direct collaborators of the NGO. An example of their work has been the solidarity work they carried out in Haiti and Indonesia, countries that have been severely hit by major earthquakes in recent years, for which they created jobs in a small food franchise, which already He had been working in a social work dedicated to fighting malnutrition.
Care International: This organization is dedicated to collaborating with the situations generated by the wars, so once it is over they activate their aid programs. It should be noted that this organization helps some 84 countries, in which some 122 million people have been helped.
On the other hand, it also carries out programs through which emergency and aid plans are activated in countries prone to or at risk of starting a war, in order to provide help to its inhabitants beforehand, as preventive measures in the event of possible situations. chaotic, making his performance stand out for not being carried out, he has a futuristic vision that often prevents serious situations, or at least minimizes the effects caused by wars once they have occurred.
Partners in Health: It is an American organization whose mission is based on helping people with limited economic resources, as well as providing health care to populations living in precarious and subhuman conditions. Its work is dedicated especially to people sick with AIDS and tuberculosis, providing them not only with medicines but also moral and spiritual support, as well as the necessary guidance for prevention.
Its mission is based on five fundamental values: universal access to primary health care, improved access to food and drinking water, free health and education services for those most in need, preparation and hiring of health personnel who will carry services to the populations served, and the promotion of economic opportunities within the country to which the NGO’s aid reaches.
Danish Refugee Council: This NGO was founded more than 50 years ago to help those affected by the Second World War, so its work reaches extremely conflictive and dangerous countries, providing humanitarian aid, helping to recover destroyed infrastructure, and promoting opportunities to generate income in the affected areas.
Acumen Fund: Its philosophy and mission are directed towards Third World countries, in order to guarantee opportunities for development and progress, through the help of social enterprises and emerging leaders, promoting the hiring of the inhabitants of each country as human capital of social enterprises that are being created, which is why it has managed to help more than 86 million people, in a short period of 10 years.
Finally we have “The Wikimedia Foundation”which carries out its no less laudable and important work, through more than 23 million articles and 100,000 volunteers, in some 285 languages, contributing to knowledge and education as a fundamental part of development.