Philanthropy It is the word that designates the love for the human race that a person expresses and that manifests itself through a disinterested help to the other, especially those most vulnerable who demand assistance.
Love for the human race that is manifested through selfless help to those who need it
It consists, for example, of a quite frequent inclination of the human being, which is characterized by the manifestation of a lot of love towards one's own gender, towards others, and which is materialized through various actions aimed at promoting the well-being and common good of people, and never expects to receive from another something in exchange for all that love and help that is given.
That is, the famous giving but without expecting to receive something in return.
It should be noted that philanthropy not only implies selfless assistance and help to those human beings closest to us, that is, who live close to us but also to the rest of humanity.
Philanthropy, basically, moves you to act in a constructive and considerate way towards others and also towards the planet.
Donations and volunteers, their main manifestations
Among the most common forms it takes are: volunteering, donations, social action, creation of foundations whose mission is to assist the most needy sectors of the population.
Philanthropy, then, can be deployed by individuals but also by groups and organizations whose sole objective is to favor, with various acts, the good of all and that are in no way motivated by a desire for profit or personal interest.
Non-profit non-governmental organizations, as well as those that develop volunteer work in institutions that assist people in situations of social vulnerability so that they can improve their quality of life, are framed within philanthropy.
One of the pillars of philanthropy are donations, as we have pointed out, which may consist of the donor's disbursement of money or material goods to another individual, or, failing that, to an entity that brings together people with social needs from all over the world. type, meanwhile, the institution channels donations and ensures that they arrive materialized to those who need them.
On the other hand, volunteering implies a philanthropic concept a little more novel than donation, and consists of carrying out tasks and activities designed to help and assist people with various kinds of needs.
This action can be carried out alone or as an integral part of a group.
For example, assistance to homeless people who are brought a plate of food and coats; reading and accompaniment of elderly people in nursing homes; assistance to terminally ill children in hospitals, among others.
The action of volunteer groups is also usually very relevant and essential in contexts of natural disasters, since they also render their noble services in these situations.
Undoubtedly, those who carry out these activities are possessors of great love and a degree of social conscience.
Individuals, organizations and groups with this inclination are popularly known as philanthropists.
Currently, philanthropy, in addition to being deployed by millions of unknown people, also has a great promotion and action on the part of famous personalities, among others, singers like Shakira, U2's Bono ...
The origin of the concept dates back to Roman empire, more precisely to 3rd century AD, being its creator the Emperor Flavius Claudius Julian, who stood out for restoring paganism in the empire, to the detriment of the Christian religion, and then to replace the traditional charity of Christians proposed the practice of philanthropy.
Meanwhile, the opposing term is misanthropy which refers to the refusal to maintain a close and loving relationship with others.
Although it is recurrent that the concept of charity is used interchangeably with that of philanthropy, we must say that both coincide in some aspects such as the issue of assistance and help to the most needy, although, they differ in something specific that is that charity brings a help of the moment, on the other hand, philanthropy as a project what is proposed is to definitively solve those deficiencies that many unprotected peoples or communities suffer.
