| Charity can be defined as the act of giving voluntary | | | | children and orphans. Charities actively participate in the |
| help, monetary or otherwise, to those in need. A | | | | repair of bridges, ports, havens, causeways, churches |
| charity can be an institution, organization, a single | | | | and other such construction activities. They may also |
| person or a group of people. Charity is an act of | | | | help in the rehabilitation of ex-prisoners and substance |
| kindness and benevolence. A charitable act | | | | abusers. |
| demonstrates love for fellow human beings. The | | | | From a legal aspect, charity is divided into four principal |
| institutions or organizations doing charity work are | | | | divisions. Charities help to improve the conditions the |
| generally non-profit organizations that solicit and accept | | | | poor live in. They aim to provide quality education for |
| donations or gifts from individuals and corporate | | | | needy children whose families can not afford to on |
| donors. A registered charity is a charity that is | | | | their own. They also provide medical and interim relief |
| approved by the government to do charity work. | | | | in disaster prone areas and actively participate in |
| Donors receive generous tax rebates in recognition of | | | | projects that benefit a community. |
| their service to humanity. | | | | There are some well-known charities that work to |
| Charities provide assistance to people in need in | | | | provide international charitable aid. The Red Cross is |
| different ways. Some of them provide relief for aged | | | | one of the biggest charity organizations in the world, |
| and poor people. There are charity houses that take | | | | and has collected and distributed aid in almost every |
| care of sick and wounded military personnel. Some | | | | country in the world. Charities, big and small, help to |
| institutions provide free education for children while | | | | build pride, hope, trust and self-sufficiency in virtually |
| others provide food, shelter and clothing to poor | | | | every country. |