Ways to help the world’s poor is to donate to charity

To honour the important work that these many charities do, in 2012 the United Nations decided to nominate an annual International Day of Charity as an official day of recognition and celebration.

The reason the date was chosen is because it is the anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. This choice commemorates the tireless work that Mother Teresa did by devoting her whole life to charity work.

To celebrate this special day every year, the work of different charities all over the word is publicised and celebrated, and people are encouraged to donate money and time, to carry out charitable works, and also to educate people and raise awareness about the many charitable issues worldwide. Education and giving are the essence of this special day.

In Dar es Salaam goat races have continued to save the needy. And appeals have been made to Tanzanians to support the Dar es Salaam charity goat races due to the fact its assistance reaches the majority of local people with special needs.

This year we have witnessed the 16th annual Dar es Salaam charity goat races. Since its establishment the races have become more helpful to special groups, vulnerable children and charity organisations in the country.

This year’s funds will be directed to provide mobile clinics to pave the way for free health services to the ordinary people and children with dental complications across the country.

People from all walks of life have come together as spectators, sponsors, goat owners, volunteers or vendors to raise money for those less fortunate.

“Our company is selling business class tickets of Swiss Air to participants while all the money will go straight to the charity committee to assist charitable organisations,” he noted.

Sister Chinneah Theresia from The Daughter of Mary Immaculate who is one of the beneficiaries said that the races have become more meaningful to them.

She noted that through funds they managed to buy computers and trained a number of youths on how to use and other life skills that enable them to find their own work to do.

“We have almost 50 children in our centre at Kibamba where we are giving them food, education and empowered them on entrepreneurship skills to foster their social life,” she said.

The core sponsors of the 16Th charity Goat Races are Coca-Cola, Southern Sun, Regent, Kilimanjaro, tiGO, Stanbic Bank and Toyota.