The Right to Play........

Hello Dear Readers,

I am writing this in the wee hours of the evening after finishing two hours worth of math homework combined with an anxiety attack from my social project. So, pardon any misspellings, grammatical or syntactical errors.
: P

 

This week we learned a profuse amount of time about the wonderful NGOs. If you do not know what an NGO is or what it stands for, then you're in for a treat. The acronym, NGO stands non-governmental organizations. They are independent institutions that work for specific or broad humanitarian causes in the grass-roots level. NGOs are heavily-dependent on donations from both private companies and good-hearted people. Before I was taught what these organizations do, I thought they were established to alleviate the shortcomings of the government towards welfare or international aid. Nevermind the definitions, what truly matters is how these institutions provide us (especially me) with redemption and optimism, which I seriously lack. Redemption because all of us are at fault of what is happening around us and these organizations provide atonement for our ignorance and inadequacy to act. I know it sounds cheesy but I firmly believe it.

Some of them are really fantastic organizations that makes a whole lot of difference to so many lives. A whole lot of difference in a world full of problems. I say some because like humans some organizations are not perfect. A few of them have really itchy fingers (if you know what I mean, I hope you do). Organizations like Right to Play (which I will further explain on the next paragraph), Medecin sans frontieres (Doctors without Borders) who have dedicated their services to the poorest of the poor. WarChild is also a prime exemplar of an outstanding org.,  they "work with children all over the world to reduce poverty, to provide education and to defend their rights". They help children whose childhood have been stolen from them.



Doctors without Borders
WarChild

I have taken a special interest in Right to Play, because a very special man came to our school and demonstrated to me physical endurance and personal commitment. Martin Parnell, is a 54-yr man who plans to do 250-marathons in one year to raise $250,000. At first I thought he is a crazy person. But then I realized that he is not crazy at all but rather a man who used the abilities God gave him to make a difference. He grew on me and now I will always remember him as hero. I actually felt bad for him because he ran some 70 laps (600m each) in our school grounds and we didn't manage to raise enough money to wholly contribute to his cause. Their mission is "to improve the lives of children in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the world by using the power of sport and play for development, health and peace".

 

(Martin Parnell)

Martin Parnell's Blog
Right to Play

I hope that you learn something about NGOs through this blog you have never learned before. : D


From a very sleepy DayDreamer.......