Charitable Work Research Articles

The Reality of Charitable Work in the United Arab Emirates: Areas, Challenges, and Solutions

The Reality of Charitable Work in the United Arab Emirates: Areas, Challenges, and Solutions

The Situation of Buddhism In Da Nang From 1997 To The Present Day

This article systematically examines the situation of Buddhism in Da Nang from 1997 to the present in various aspects: organizational structure, places of worship, the monastic and follower community, as well as ritual activities, festivals, activities of assocications and groups, and charitable work. The author combines two main research methods of Historical Science (the historical method and the logical method) to exploit and use various sources of information. Additionally, the analysis and synthesis methods are employed to highlight the current status and dynamic factors of Buddhist activities in Da Nang. To complete the research objectives of the article, the author utilizes primary sources, including official documents, reports, articles, etc., from relevant agencies and scholars studying Buddhism in Da Nang since 1997. These primary sources are essential for the author to gain a comprehensive overview of the situation of Buddhism in Da Nang from 1997 to the present. Based on this foundation, the author will analyze and clarify the development of Buddhism in Da Nang during this period, contributing to the study of Buddhism in Da Nang specifically and Vietnamese Buddhism in general.

From active duty to activism: how moral injury and combat trauma drive political activism and societal reintegration among Israeli veterans.

This article deals with combat experiences and their consequences and could be potentially disturbing. Moral injury (MI) is a severe form of combat trauma that shatters soldiers' moral bearings as the result of killing in war. Among the myriad ways that moral injury affects veterans' reintegration into civilian life, its impact on political and societal reintegration remains largely unstudied but crucial for personal, community, and national health. 13 in-depth interviews examine combat soldiers' exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) that include killing enemy combatants, harming civilians, and betrayal by commanders, the military system, and society. Interviewees also described their political activities (e.g., voting, fundraising, advocacy, protest) and social activism (e.g., volunteering, teaching, charitable work). Interviewees also completed the Moral Injury Symptom Scale. Two distinct narratives process PMIEs. In a humanitarian narrative, soldiers hold themselves or their in-group morally responsible for perpetrating, witnessing, or failing to prevent a morally transgressive act such as killing or injuring civilians or placing others at unnecessary risk. In contrast, a national security perspective blames an out-group for leaving soldiers with no choice but to act in ways that trigger moral distress. Associated with shame and guilt, the humanitarian perspective triggered amends-making and social activism after discharge. In contrast, a national security perspective associated with anger and frustration fostered protest and intense political activism. Despite its harmful health effects, moral trauma and injury can drive intense political and social activism, depending upon the narrative veterans adopt to interpret PMIEs. Aside from moral injury's personal, familial, and social effects, moral injury drives veterans' return to the political arena of civil society. As such, veterans play a central role in politics and dramatically affect post-war policy in democratic nations following conflict.

Fundraising through poverty porn: Ethical concerns

AbstractThis study aimed to assess the ethical dilemma in using poverty porn as a means of fundraising by non‐governmental organisations (NGOs) in Ghana. The paper focuses on the ethical concerns from NGOs' perspective as they engage in charitable work to help reduce poverty in society. The study sought to answer the research questions using a qualitative approach by studying some selected NGOs in Ghana, West Africa. In‐depth interviews were used to solicit responses from management members in charge of fundraising in 22 NGOs. The data were analyzed using thematic textual analysis (TTA). From the findings, it became evident that NGOs in their use of poverty porn believed the practice is a better alternative to raise more donations. They feel that the good side of the practice, which is supporting the needy, is more important and outweighs any counterarguments. They believed the end justifies the means. To the best of the researchers' knowledge, this is one of few studies that attempt to focus on the ethical concerns of poverty porn by NGOs.

“Run for All”: Rob Burrow (and Kevin Sinfield) as a symbol of contemporary discourse about disability and sports participation

ABSTRACT Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield are iconic Leeds Rhinos ex-rugby league players. In recent years they have collectively engaged in charitable work for the motor neurone disease (MND), a condition Rob was diagnosed with in 2019. One of their recent challenges was to participate in the ‘Run For All’ 2022 Leeds 10K road race. Kevin pushed Rob around the course in an adapted wheelchair. This kind of ‘assisted running’ has only recently become permissible in road race events. In this paper we present a commentary on the position of Rob and, by implication, Kevin in the ‘Run For All’ Leeds 10K as a symbol of contemporary discourse about disability and sports participation in society. Specifically, we consider the following questions: 1) What does it mean to be included and participate in sport? 2) How does the visibility of Rob in this event challenge the disability/ability binary? And 3) What role do non-disabled allies play in shaping perceptions of their disabled counterparts in sport? By exploring these questions, we contend that it should not matter that Rob and Kevin took on different roles, moved in different ways, and received different kinds of support. These facets of their collective participation signal the possibilities that open up when consideration is given to the ‘normality of doing things differently’. In concluding we argue that Rob and Kevin’s participation in the Leeds 10K represents the possibilities of what road races can become if some of the taken for granted conventions in sport are reconsidered.

Deconstructing gendered glorification of charitable work: A case of women in Nomiya Church

Human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), COVID-19 and Ebola have exposed the magnitude of care-related tasks on women. Most often, because of the gendered nature of domestic and reproductive roles, women are expected to assume unpaid care-related, nurturing and domestic work. Despite the valuable duties, women are economically poor and othered. These unpaid care duties are exacerbated by pandemics and ratified even further by religion. For instance, in Nomiya Church (NC), the first African independent church in Kenya, women’s experience narratives and biblical texts such as the story of the Proverbs 31 virtuous woman are used to glorify unpaid charitable work for women. Women’s virtuous personality, hard work and character are upheld in Christian spaces, thus obstructing sound work theologies. This article employed African Women’s theological lens in view of pointing out repressing and transformative tenets in charitable theologies of work for social and gender justice. While applying womanhood hermeneutics in the passage, the article points to valued behavioural postures of hard work in responding to God’s stewardship mandate. An affirmation of fair reward and accumulation of property is embraced as a familial complementary role, especially in pandemic contexts. The article amplifies the accumulation of property as a human right and the mandate of stewardship for all earth communities. Hence, charity work is a stewardship framework that all earth communities must engage in for replenishment and sustenance for all.Contribution: The article challenges literal biblical interpretations that glorify charity work. It advances a stewardship framework in understanding unpaid and charity work that all earth communities must engage in to replenish and sustain all creation. The framework affirms the dignity of all human persons through a transformational understanding of the theology of work as enabled by the African theological hermeneutics.

Ana Marija Marović, slikarica na glasu svetosti

Anna Maria Marovich (Venice, 1815 - Venice, 1887), a Venetian born into a family of Boka origins, achieved a reputation for sanctity during her lifetime due to her religious zeal and charitable work. With the initiation of her beatification process, she was formally recognized as an honourable servant of God (It. venerabile). However, she was also highly esteemed for her accomplishments in poetry and painting. Her inclusion in Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski’s Slovnik umjetnikah jugoslavenskih (Lexicon of Yugoslav Artists) secured her a place in the Croatian gallery of prominent artistic figures. Although information about Anna Maria Marovich’s paintings is often relayed within the context of cultural historiography, relatively little has been said about her oeuvre from an art-historical perspective. Therefore, this paper reconstructs the historical context of her artistic endeavours, tracing her interest in artistic expression within the educational framework typical of an upper-middle-class girl of her era, and examining the support she received from two influential clerics - Abbot Daniele Canal (1791-1884) and Cardinal Jacopo Monico (1778-1851), the Venetian patriarch, with whom she also cooperated in converting monasteries into charitable institutions. Both figures were instrumental in fostering Marovich’s artistic career and played a significant role in promoting her figure and work within the Catholic Church and the Habsburg court. The paper also critically assesses certain assertions regarding Marovich’s painting oeuvre prevalent in scholarly literature, identifying her extant artworks that can be located and those known only through printed sources. Some limited conclusions are drawn about lost pieces that brought fame to the artist and gave rise to stories about them. Notable among these are a painting of Our Lady of Carmel commissioned by the Austrian empress Maria Anna in 1845, and an early piece depicting the Saviour made for Cardinal J. Monico around 1843, which indirectly influenced the imperial commission. Hypotheses concerning lost artworks are largely based on Marovich’s poetry, or rather her poetic exchange with various persons, in which frequent references are made to her paintings. The central part of the article analyses her most significant achievement - the Addolorata altarpiece created for the church of Santa Maria del Pianto o dei Sette Dolori in Venice. This altarpiece, reconsecrated in 1851 at the behest of Don Daniele Canal, was an integral part of the renovated monastic complex repurposed as an educational institution for girls. Surviving studies and drawings, which are here analysed in detail, confirm that Anna Maria Marovich received professional instruction, probably from the painter Maria Tagliapietra, who was active in Venice at the time. Iconographic analysis of the painting suggests that it belongs to the contemplative type of the sorrowful Mother of God, standing in the foreground at Christ’s tomb and praying with folded hands and a slightly lowered head. In previous centuries, such iconography was typically reserved for devotional images and uncommon on church altars dedicated to this cult, especially in pastoral centres. Consequently, it is inferred that Marovich’s altarpiece reflected a more recent or modern development of this form of piety, emphasizing its penitential aspect in alignment with the new purpose of the monastic complex as an institution for the resocialization of girls. The Addolorata altarpiece is also analysed from a stylistic point of view, establishing the painter’s departure from baroque conventions in depicting the subject and opting for classicist elements, consistent with prevailing trends of her time. However, claims that Marovich adhered to the Nazarene school are refuted; her eclectic approach, drawing from various artistic models ranging from the Raphaelesque to the Seicentoist, lacks a discernible preference indicative of a Nazarene influence. Nevertheless, her work resonated with the romantic sensibility of her era, which valued sincerity of motivation over formal properties. In the concluding part of the article, it is established that the figure and oeuvre of Anna Maria Marovich epitomize the European culture of restoration and the policy of the Catholic Church in social modernization, reflected in religious art. In this context, Marovich’s paintings, both thematically and iconographically, reflect the modern evolution of specific devotions popularized during the 19th century, which she actively promoted through her pious, charitable, and monastic activities. While her artistic style may not have been highly innovative, it should be evaluated within the context of the evolving societal role of art in bourgeois culture, where laywomen’s participation in artistic practice gained acceptance and acknowledgment.

Sociological analysis of victims of fraud & deception -A study of a sample of victims in Algerian society

The crime of fraud & deception is one of the most prominent economic crimes that are widespread in contemporary societies, whether Western or Arab. And that is because it is based mainly on the intelligence and trickery of the criminal "fraudulent" on the one hand and on the other hand it is based on a set of characteristics that emerge in the victim's personality. Where the latter has a prominent role in the occurrence of this crime. This study is seeking through the sociological analysis of sample of victims in Algerian society, To achieve the following objectives: • Highlight the most important characteristics of victims of the monument fraud & deception and make them love to attract criminals (fraudulent). • Identify the reasons surrounding individuals that cause victims of the monument fraud & deception. The current study of results, most important: • Young people are scamming victims of fraud because of their greed to increase their wealth, while the elderly fall victim to fraud because of their quest to provide aid and contribute to charitable work. • Females are subjected to fraud and deception because of excessive kindness, while males are subjected to fraud and deception because of their arrogance and belief that they are smart. • People in big cities are more vulnerable to fraud than people in smaller cities. The current study concluded with a number of recommendations, the most important of which are: • The need for individuals to avoid being in places suspicious of the presence of fraudsters or that are prohibited from going to due to the large presence of suspects in them, as well as avoiding appearing at critical times in which they should not appear. • The need to pay attention to the human element financially and morally, and to give it the necessary awareness of the dangers of fraud and deception, which will protect it from falling into the trap of fraudsters. Keywords: Victims, Crime, Fraud & Deception, Society.

Jak duchowość zmartwychstańców przekształcała środowisko kulturowe. Modlitwa Pańska o. Piotra Semenenki i Feliksa hr. Sobańskiego

The text is an attempt’ to present the influence of the spirituality and ideas preached by the Resurrectionist fathers on the culture and art, including architecture and the cultural environment of the Polish territories in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The postulates concerning the need to change the way society functions (towards a civil society), to work on an increase of parish structures and communities operating within local societies, as well as the thorough education of priests and the renewal of liturgical life, were of particular importance to the congregation. The change in thinking towards ideas close to those of the Resurrectionists became evident, among other things, in a tendency particularly prominent in the erection of so-called village cathedrals, or neo-Gothic churches, which became centers of community revival and raised the status of the neighborhood by providing appropriate space for the renewal of the splendor of the collective liturgy and space for educational and charitable works. Feliks and Emilia Sobański, originally from Obodówka in Ukraine, settled in Guzów in Mazovia since 1865, would consciously embraced the idea of secular involvement in the religious development of Poles, the growth of the presence of Christian principles in politics, economy, philanthropy, education, science and art, and thus – in the long run – the rebirth of Polish statehood. Feliks Sobański particularly profoundly experienced his faith in the context of the Lord’s Prayer words, which accompanied him throughout his life and which he put into action through charitable works – he founded orphanages, shelters, hospitals, as well as places of worship – that were part of the architectural landscape of the Polish lands. His attitude derived from personal contacts with the fathers of the Resurrectionist order and benefited from Father Piotr Semenenko’s lectures on the Our Father prayer. Individual invocations of the Lord’s Prayer appeared on places of worship and charity founded by Sobański, including: the chapel at the Guzów palace, the chapel at the Ophanage in Guzów, above the entrance to the Classrooms for Boys in Warsaw, and on the office building of the Sobański palace in Aleje Ujazdowskie in Warsaw. The constant use of fragments of the Lord’s Prayer in order to mark the buildings he founded was an extremely conscious manifestation of piety, simplicity and charity. Feliks Sobański, by placing the message in public space, would probably have assumed that it could be decoded by many, nevertheless it is difficult to identify specific recipients. The permanent (at least in assumption) inscription on the building is, or rather becomes, a permanent element of the space, assigned to carry the values contained in the inscription and influence others with them. The use of passages from the Lord’s Prayer, a text fundamental to Christianity and widely known (at the time of the message’s transmission), is an interesting use of pars pro toto, when a “part” stimulates thinking about the “whole” and a peculiar public confession of faith by Feliks Sobański, resulting from a deliberate embodiment of the Christian attitude following the teachings of the Resurrectionist fathers. It seems that the concept of marking buildings with invocations from the Lord’s Prayer, applied by Feliks Sobański and Emilia Sobańska, has no counterpart in the Polish territories, as well as it has not yet been possible to point out semantically similar European realizations.

DOCUMENT TRANSLATION FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS ASSISTING UKRAINIAN REFUGEES: CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES

The Russian-Ukrainian war displaced millions of Ukrainians many of whom now rely on international and local organizations in their host countries for help with daily problems of integration. One such aspect of charitable work is providing translation services. This article analyses the challenges and strategies of English, Ukrainian, and Russian document translation for charitable organizations assisting Ukrainian refugees. Drawing on professional experience of collaboration with a charitable organization, the author discusses communication that ensures efficient management of translation projects, outlines the certification procedure that confirms the translator’s responsibility for the accuracy of translation, and examines the types of documents that Ukrainian refugees commonly need to have translated. The author describes in detail the formatting of the translated documents that is required to make them accessible and easily comprehensible. The article delves into the challenges that the translator is faced with when working with the documents of Ukrainian refugees, focusing on such issues as illegible handwriting and stamps, the low quality of the images of the original documents, typographical errors, abbreviations and terms, formatting intricacies, temporal limitations, and confidentiality. Analysing the process of proofreading that improves the quality of translation, the author argues that translation is a social activity that requires collaboration between the translator, fellow professionals, legal experts, clients, local actors and stakeholders. Finally, this article explores the tools and strategies that enable translators to work consistently and efficiently. It examines how the translator can use machine translators, online corpus dictionaries, document translation templates, guidelines, and other aids to provide reliable, timely, accurate, and helpful translation services to Ukrainian refugees.

Unveiling Corporate Social Responsibility in Philippine Microfinance Institutions: A Proposed Assessment Guidelines and Enhancement Activities

While sustainable communities are at the forefront of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) objectives worldwide, a discernible inclination towards profit-seeking persists. This study presents an opportunity to refine MFIs' CSR-related activities and bolster community awareness of their unwavering commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Specifically, this research used proportional stratified random sampling for the employees and clients of ten microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the Philippines. However, due to the massive number of clients of MFIs, incidental sampling was considered and used in gathering data from the clients of the microfinance institutions. Employing descriptive design and t-test, the research unveils MFIs' primary focus on health programs, charitable works, youth and sports development, disaster and relief operations, and environmental sustainability. These compelling findings serve as a dependable foundation for the establishment of CSR assessment guidelines, empowering MFIs to propel community-driven sustainable development. Embracing targeted CSR efforts, MFIs can catalyze transformative change, nurturing resilient and thriving communities.

Literary activity of Hryhorii Kvitka and women’s education

The article uses and develops the ideas of the famous literary historian M. Zerov, which relate to Ukrainian sentimentalism. His experience in the scientific interpretation of G. Kvitka's work made it possible to determine ways of optimally engaging the possibilities of literary life to reveal the influence of such social factors as charity, women's education and upbringing, on the writer's creative practice. The relevance of the outlined approach is due to the need to overcome simplification in the understanding of our classical cultural heritage, the need to clarify knowledge about Ukrainian sentimentalism by expanding the scope of researched facts and their objective study. On the basis of the analysis of biographical and cultural-aesthetic material, the motives that guided the Ukrainian sentimentalist were identified and described, as well as his worldview and aesthetic priorities were clarified. Biographical facts were analyzed separately, testifying to G. Kvitka's special interest in the organization of the women's institute in Kharkiv and his awareness of the need for literary texts that would meet the aesthetic demands of the institute's female students. Some attention is paid to clarifying the dependence of the writer on the notions of sentimentalism concerning the criteria of "truthfulness" of an artistic work. It is pointed out the groundlessness of involving Kvitka's prose in realism, as some Soviet researchers and their followers once tried to do. The hypothesis is proposed, according to which H. Kvitka's sentimental prose appeared precisely as an organic continuation and development of his charitable and educational work, the kinship of these types of activities is separately substantiated, and their common ideological basis is emphasized. The role of H. Kvitka in the formation of the Ukrainian female readership was noted, features of his works that contributed to this are highlighted. As a perspective for further studies, it is proposed to find out exactly how the literary and spiritual heritage of sentimentalism is presented in the modern cultural life of Ukrainians.

The Diaconal Work of Sisters Kristína and Mária Royová—An Example of the Link between Christian Anthropology and Social Work

Considering the intermingling of problems in today’s multi-crisis environment, this text explores the possibilities of intertwining social work and pastoral care. In the search for effective approaches, we find dynamic patterns in the activities of the Royová (Roy) sisters. Their diaconal work is an important source for social work history illustrating how social work took the form of diaconal (charity) work with a rich pastoral reach at the time. Their activities represent a natural link between Christian anthropology and social work. This study mainly investigates the Christian (spiritual) basis of the social and charitable activities of the Royová sisters, the beginnings of the institutionalisation of social and charitable work in Slovakia and Serbia through the organisations founded by the Royová sisters, the Christian-social interpersonal contribution of the Roy sisters to the development of Slovak and European social work personified by their cooperation with several personalities of social and charitable work at the international, national, and local levels, and the contribution of the Roy sisters in the creation of women’s, volunteer, and international roots of social and charitable work in Slovakia and Europe. In their responses to the needs of their environment, we find significant stimuli for pastoral theology, which is supposed to respond to the needs of the multi-crisis environment of today.

أثر استخدام التكنولوجيا الحديثة في إرساء تطبيق المبادئ الإسلامية الحاكمة للعمل الإنساني The Impact Of The Use Of Modern Technology In Establishing The Application Of Islamic Principles Governing Humanitarian Action

In light of the rapid technological developments and the spread of poverty, disease, and natural disasters in the world, there was an urgent need to clarify the purposes of Islamic law governing humanitarian work and to clarify the true image of Islam in helping suffering humanity, and in light of the monopoly of rich capitalist countries on the wealth of the world. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the most important purposes established by Islamic law to govern humanitarian work, as well as to identify the impact of the use of modern technology (such as metaverse, artificial intelligence, drones, robots, and blockchain) on establishing the application of Islamic principles and practices for humanitarian work on the ground, and how can this technology be exploited to achieve social solidarity and enhance human communication as urged by Islam? The results of the study concluded that the Islamic Sharia has established several governing principles for humanitarian action, to achieve social solidarity, relief for the distressed, and removal of destitution for the needy, the most important of which are: Islam’s care and honoring of man, doing good, the universality and mercy of Islam, the brotherhood of humanity, equality, and partnership Humanity, which all pours into the crucible of enrichment humanitarian work and its prosperity. The study also concluded that modern technology has an effective positive impact in establishing the principles and practices of humanitarian work on the ground in light of the current digital age. Accordingly, the researcher recommends the need to find an effective mechanism to raise awareness of the purposes of Islamic law in humanitarian work in the world and keep pace with modern technological applications to be used in establishing the governing principles of Islamic charitable work. Keywords: Governing Principles In Islamic Law, Modern Technology, Metaverse, Drones, Blockchain.

Humanitarian Work of Religious Communities as the Basis of the Practice of Social Care in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The article discusses the contribution of the humanitarian activities of the most represented religious communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to the development of the practice of social care and social support. The influence of the social teachings of the Catholic, Orthodox, and Islamic religious communities, whose ideological foundations are found in the Bible and the Qur'an, is considered. The article provides an overview of the historical conditioning of the practice of social activities of religious communities, with a special focus on the periods when the state's response to the difficulties of citizens' lives was weak and when space was left for religious communities to engage and practice in the areas of protection and support for socially sensitive groups of the population. Solidarity and voluntariness were the ideological foundations, and charity was the mechanism for practicing the social protection function of religious communities in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the past but also today. The article ends with the message that the area of social activism and charitable work of religious communities is an area of better interreligious and interethnic understanding and cooperation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Artificial Intelligence and the Future for Charities

This article delves into the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in reshaping the landscape of charitable organizations. As technological advancements continue to accelerate, charities are presented with novel opportunities to enhance their operations, outreach, and impact. The paper explores how AI-driven solutions can streamline administrative tasks, optimize resource allocation, and personalize donor engagement, thereby allowing charities to operate more efficiently and effectively. By examining the intersection of AI and charitable work, this paper sheds light on the prospects and responsibilities tied to leveraging AI for a brighter future for charities and the causes they champion.

„Mai mult decât un magazin. Mai mult decât un comerciant”. Farmacii și farmaciști în Bucovina istorică.

The historical retrospective proposed by this research highlights the changes that occurred in the healthcare system of Bukovina, with significant effects on the pharmacy profession. The economic and social challenges and the ambition to align with the progressive realities of the empire were reflected in the “pharmacy business”, even if the number of pharmacists was small, as were the opportunities for business expansion. The complicated and confusing professional status and some moderation in addressing the problems of the domain delayed the adoption of encouraging measures both for the pharmacists and patients. The old press and medical reports reveal the situation of the pharmacies in Bukovina, as well as the names of those who practised pharmacy or ran a business that was “more than a shop”. These documents bring to attention the pharmacists who distinguished themselves either by their professional merits, generosity and charitable works or by some events with a more or less happy ending. In addition, the article presents the historical/chronological evolution of pharmacies and how they have been allowed to function in Bucovina.

The Southern Irish Loyalists Relief Association and Irish Ex-Servicemen of the First World War, 1922–1932

In 1925, the Southern Irish Loyalists Relief Association (SILRA), originally founded for the relief of southern Irish loyalist refugees in Britain, created a fund for ex-servicemen resident in the Irish Free State (IFS). Populated primarily from among the ‘diehard’ right of the British Conservative Party, SILRA’s charitable work was inevitably influenced by the world view of its membership and their audience. But it also had a Dublin sub-committee that operated in very different circumstances in the IFS. This study of SILRA’s efforts to provide welfare to southern Irish veterans of the First World War highlights the extent to which conditions in Ireland – real or perceived – continued to animate British Conservatives long after the Irish Revolution (1916–23). It also adds to the growing literature on ex-servicemen in post-revolutionary Ireland through the lens of SILRA’s lobbying and fundraising.

How Businesses Can Assess the Impacts of Their Charitable Activities on the Rights of Children and Youth

There has been increasing attention given to the relationship between children’s rights and business due to a greater understanding of the direct and indirect impacts that businesses have on children and youth. Concomitantly, many businesses are involved in charitable work. Do charitable activities performed by businesses provide an entry point for considering children’s rights? Further, do these charitable activities facilitate an opportunity for the amalgamation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and business and human rights? It is hypothesised that charitable contributions can facilitate a greater understanding of children’s rights and subsequently advance implementation. Accordingly, businesses can recognise their capacity to do more than mitigate their negative impacts, and positively influence the realisation of children’s rights. This can be facilitated through the improved assessment of charitable contributions using a child-rights-based approach. This research paper is informed by qualitative individual interviews with 15 stakeholders from pertinent professional sectors, five focus groups with 38 children and youth, and academic and grey literature reviews. It is concluded that attention to impact assessment offers a valuable avenue forward by which to knit the threads of activity regarding both human rights and corporate social responsibility through accountability. A proposed checklist may stimulate future actions and developments in children’s rights within and outside of businesses.

Philanthropy and the Destination of the mind

The study will deal with the topic of charity and its role in preserving the Faculty of reason, in order to highlight the areas of achieving charitable work and the purposes of Sharia in preserving the Faculty of reason. The study will also show that the preservation of the Faculty of mind has two sides: the aspect of being and the aspect of nothingness. Research objectives: the research aims to demonstrate the impact of charitable work in preserving the purpose of preserving the mind from both sides of existence and non-existence, instilling the spirit of initiative in people's souls to establish charitable works; based on what is intended to achieve the reality of charitable work at the level of the Faculty of mind. As for the study method, it relied on the descriptive analytical method and application to some examples and issues in the field of charity work, and the study concluded a set of results, the most important of which are: the preservation of the Faculty of reason is a legitimate purpose, and a great social work urged by Islam, and make those responsible for it the most complete punishment, and charitable work also achieves the purpose of preserving the Faculty of mind, preserving its existence, and avoiding non-existence, and by preserving charitable work of this origin is an intentional interest of the Sharia.