{"id":60978,"date":"2011-08-19T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2011-08-19T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholeliving\/?p=60978"},"modified":"2011-08-19T14:50:13","modified_gmt":"2011-08-19T14:50:13","slug":"today-is-world-humanitarian-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/wholeliving\/2011\/08\/today-is-world-humanitarian-day.html","title":{"rendered":"World Humanitarian Day 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today August 19th, 2011\u00a0is <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/discoveriesofawanderer\/2011\/08\/bolivias-in-the-travel-section-of-beliefnet.html\" target=\"_blank\">World<\/a> Humanitarian Day.\u00a0 Do you love helping others in need or\u00a0have an idea that could change the world? You are a humanitarian.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholeliving\/2011\/08\/prayers-and-quotes-for-strength.html\" target=\"_blank\">humanitarian<\/a> is\u00a0a person who seeks to promote human welfare, also known as a philanthropist. World Humanitarian Day is a day to celebrate people helping people. This day seeks to recognize the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholeliving\/2011\/04\/quotes-for-keeping-the-faith-during-hard-times.html\" target=\"_blank\">sacrifices<\/a> and contributions of those who work\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholeliving\/2011\/03\/what-inspires-you.html\" target=\"_blank\">tirelessly<\/a> to help others in need.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to take this day and this space to thank each and every humanitarian for the work that they do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A few famous humanitarians:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mother Teresa<\/p>\n<p>Mahatma Gandhi<\/p>\n<p>Martin Luther King<\/p>\n<p>Nelson Mandela<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch\u00a0the below video: Extreme Blessing: The Full Story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[bcvideo vid=&#8217;847302124001&#8242; pid=&#8217;96582452001&#8242; height=&#8217;410&#8242; width=&#8217;480&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>More related features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/discoveriesofawanderer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Discoveries of a Wanderer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Inspiration Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/discoveriesofawanderer\/2011\/08\/bolivias-in-the-travel-section-of-beliefnet.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bolivia Travels<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholeliving\/2011\/08\/easy-ways-to-be-healthy-part-1.html\" target=\"_blank\">Easy ways to be healthy part 1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholeliving\/2011\/08\/baby-pig-photo.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cute animal photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Inspiration\/2010\/11\/Inspiration-for-Moving-Forward.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Inspiration for moving forward<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Inspiration\/2008\/12\/Inspiration-from-The-Dolphin.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Inspiration and hope from the dolphin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Inspiration\/Galleries\/5-Ways-Children-Inspire-Us.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Five ways children inspire us<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today August 19th, 2011\u00a0is World Humanitarian Day.\u00a0 Do you love helping others in need or\u00a0have an idea that could change the world? 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