KUALA LUMPUR: We Care For Humanity (WCH), an internationally recognised organisation dealing mainly with current global issues and affiliated with the United Nations, will hold a humanitarian summit and awards ceremony in August.
The Second WCH Humanitarian Summit will be held at the United Nations in New York together with the third Global Official of Dignity (G.O.D.) Awards from Aug 5 to 7, 2015, in an effort to raise awareness for humanitarianism.
The G.O.D. awards, which is into the third edition this year, will recognise outstanding individuals who dedicate their time for others and honour the excellence of individuals who have outstanding civic, charitable stewardship and have significantly improved the quality of life in their communities.
WCH Global Founder and president Princess Maria Amor said the three-day event would comprise a two-day summit and another day for the presentation of the awards.
“The humanitarian awards are held at the UN annually to honour all the greatest humanitarians of the world. We combine the event with a summit,” she said after meeting Bernama Editor-in-Chief Datuk Zakaria Abdul Wahab, who is this year’s recipient of the Leadership in Media award.
Another Malaysian who will be sharing the limelight on the stage with Zakaria is R Ravindran, who was appointed by Amor as the President of We Care for Humanity (WCH) Malaysia chapter.
Ravindran, the founder and president of Patronage of Refugee, will receive the Humanitarian of the Year Award for his outstanding achievement in combating human trafficking in Malaysia and for rescuing asylum seekers, refugees and migrants in the pursuit of safety in Malaysia and other neighbouring countries.
Amor said that each year, about 20 recipients who had dedicated their lives for humanitarian work would be selected for the awards from around the world.
“The awards are followed by documentation of humanitarian works of the nominees through the ‘The Travelling Princess’, a TV programme structured and designed to showcase the life and story of the greatest humanitarians of the world, particularly the honorees of the G.O.D. awards.
“It’s a travel and humanitarian show. We document their personal life, humanitarian works, the arts and culture of the country. The award is international,” she told Bernama.
Amor said WCH, a non-profit organisation based in Los Angeles, was also working on a special project to promote a global health initiative for humanity.
“We plan to give free medical equipment and supplies to developing countries that need them. That’s about a 44-foot container load of medical equipment, worth about US$500,000 (US$1=RM3.66),” she said.
Amor said WCH also had its chapters in Malaysia, India, the Philippines and Nigeria, and was opening chapters in other countries as well. — Bernama