CHARITY: Why is it good to commit to one? | Ask Dr Annika

Have you ever wondered why some people engage themselves personally so much in charity?

Because it feels good.

But it doesn’t end there. For example, out of 7 charities, someone is helping, sometimes you’ll notice a priority — one which caught their heart the most; one where they feel they are being helpful the most.

That is called THE HEART PROJECT, one that’s closest to the heart.

Do you have a heart project?

I do, and it’s been my heart project since 2008. It’s called Better Globe.

As both a Doctor and Stress Management Expert, I know for a fact that doing good for others produces feel-good hormones in our brains.

“So, it doesn’t just benefit the people we’re helping, but also us?” — Certainly. Fantastic, isn’t it?

You see, when the brain sees that we’re doing good, it puts us in this loop of releasing feel-good hormones.

It’s all a gift from the past…

We are created to be herd animals, needing each other to grow and move forward — to survive.

So helping each other makes us feel better because we are all still connected.

These feelings and the biological science behind them are what drive all charity movements out there.

The Red Cross, their sister organizations, the United Nations sub-divisions, and many others… They ask for money from us, and we’re able to give after sympathizing.

And that is good.

We need to help others who have less and those who are at a harder time… catastrophic situations, and even help the environment.

MY WAY OF GIVING/MY TYPE OF CHARITY

I personally have decided to give in two specific ways.

The Rotary, and the Better Globe.

THE ROTARY

The Rotary is a worldwide organization based on occupational connections; for business, connections but also for helping big in the society around, like being part of something that’s aiming to extinguish Polio globally. and it makes me feel good to be part of an organization like this.

What I get from this are simple breakfasts with other members, but the feeling of meeting up to eat knowing that you all are doing good deeds for others, I always end up feeling good and being happy.

THE BETTER GLOBE

This one, the Better Globe, is about something completely different. This is about the trees in Kenya, Africa.

But it goes deeper than that.

Global net loss of forests, extreme poverty and lack of education are the three main problems in our world, and this company aims to help in all three of the above-mentioned major problems.

Help to self-help at its best, what more can I say?

I buy a tree, the farmers get a job to plant and get paid for it, the trees help in Global warming, and donations help in the education of children. When the trees grow, I can get returns. This one is a win-win situation.

From the moment I learned about this Wayback 2008, I have decided to support their purpose and make it possible for them to reach their goal of planting 5 billion trees.

I even visited Kenya to see how far or near we are to the goal, but the whole experience just made it all feel better as I saw how they make an enormous impact on people in Kenya.

And now I can say, with or without returns, I honestly already feel good and complacent that my money’s going a long way in helping.

GLOBAL CHARITIES

Globally, every club has different projects that they support locally or internationally. We have helped a local organization both financially and practically in helping young and teen refugees, and an African organization for young women to a job education.

There are many ways to help, and make sure that the money is used for the right purpose.

ON SCAM DOUBTS

Unfortunately and the sad reality is there are always scammers who try to profit personally and cannibalize on other people’s kindness and generosity…

This is exactly why we always look for how transparent they are with the donations they receive, and if the money is used correctly.

IF NOT COMFORTABLE WITH MONEY DONATIONS

If you’re not comfortable giving money donations, there are a lot of different ways to help.

In-kind donations: clothes, foods, first-aid kits, or anything that can be of help to them especially prioritizing their everyday basic needs.

YOU CAN START LITTLE

It does not matter how much you give or how much you help, what’s important is that you do it.

If you do not know where to start or feel hard to do on your own, get yourself a mentor or reach out to me HERE if you feel like we’re a good fit and let me help.

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To your success and keep smiling,

Originally published at https://askdrannika.com on February 28, 2022.