A pervasive rumbling resounds around countries as the world celebrates the upcoming World NGO Day on February 27th, the solidifying of applause for the fearless messengers who have given their lives in trying to make our planet a more reconciled and compassionate place. These non-governmental agencies or NGOs are the living sachets of causes that boldly stand against what was considered the status quo, and where there lacked hope before, they have made one bask in such overwhelming rays.
Be it the war-plagued by-streets of conflict regions or the most deep-seated pockets of poverty, NGO is always the first one to shout, “Hear me!” With the undefeated and uncontrollable courage inherent in humanity, they embark upon the adventurous journey through the unknown and darkest depths of human beguiled. Due to this bravery, they are armed with the everlasting vigor of the crusade for justice that can not be extinguished.
Visualize the acts of medicinal heroes by Doctors without Borders, engendering the hospitals without frontiers whose hands are not shackled by any barriers as they redress the wounds of the forgotten. For example, the British Organization of Amnesty International, which never stops its voice for oppressed people, can be mentioned as another organization worldwide.
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are a stunning fabric, filled with passion, and every thread and every color is like a representative cause and almost an earthly manifestation of the human soul. World’s war against poverty starts with Oxfam’s song about hunger, which resonates with the world, especially its most vulnerable. Greenpeace’s battle cry for environmental defense blares through plants, animals, soil, and water originally owned by their Creator but destroyed by the infinite human width.
However, it is misleading to imagine that they are only mindless organizations. It is an ocean of thousands of shining stars brightening the darkness in this world – people who abandoned ordinary life to accept a challenge to survive the extraordinary. This all-volunteer-driven movement shows human strong will, from a trekker batting dangerous regions to a protester identifying in resistance and empowerment.
If we observe World NGO Day as an occasion of a wake-up, that is a point that provides us with a validation that in the most difficult times of human misfortune, there will always be those who remain unbowed. Economical volunteers are the sword of the 21st century that tells the world a parable where the balances are leveled, the meek is powerful, and our homeland is in spiritual accordance.
Up with the bottle then, my friends, for they are the artisans of the as yet unclaimed world – a world in which the conquerable human kindness becomes the only law.
