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International days are marked to educate the public on issues of concern, to address global problems and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. Each international day provides the community an opportunity to organize activities related to the theme and to create public awareness on the same. Organizations, governments, public and private sectors, schools, universities and citizens make international day a springboard for awareness raising actions. In this article let us check the International World NGO Day 2021 – History, Theme and Activities
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World NGO Day 2021 – Saturday, 27 February
In this article readers can get a glimpse on
- History and Objective
- About the NGO day Theme 2021
- Activities that can be observed as part of celebration of NGO Day
- 10 NGOs which have revolutionised Healthcare in India
History and Objective of World NGO Day
World NGO Day was officially recognised in 2010 and adopted into the X Baltic Sea NGO Forum’s Final Statement Resolution on the 23rd-25th of April 2012 in Berlin. World NGO Day, February 27, was established by Mārcis Liors Skadmanis. The Global Inaugural event was hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland on 27th of February 2014 in Helsinki, Finland. The member countries of the Baltic Sea NGO Forum were Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Norway and Sweden. NGO Day aims to educate individuals worldwide on NGOs and their impact. The NGO Day provides an opportunity to honour and remember NGO founders, employees, volunteers, members and supporters.
World NGO Day Theme 2021
Development, which includes a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030. More and more companies are signing on to reach the SDGs through corporate actions such as reducing water,curtailing emissions, enacting better labor practices and more. Each of the 17 SDGs are assigned several corresponding NGOs that focus on each of the goals. Such a compilation will encourage flourishing partnerships between the private and non-profit sectors, and ultimately help to reach the UN’s ambitious Sustainable Development Goals.
10 NGOs which have revolutionised Healthcare in India
- HelpAge India.
- CRY: Child Rights and You.
- Lepra Society.
- Smile Foundation.
- Rural Health Care Foundation.
- Goonj.
- Udaan Welfare Foundation.
- Deepalaya.
- Uday Foundation
- Sounds of Silence
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