Good deeds should be everyday things, but a day (or in this case, a week) of celebrating them makes us pay more attention to what we can do in our daily lives for the people around us.
She is part of the spirit of the Day of Good Builders (DBA), an initiative that was born in Israel in 2007 and to which Costa Rica joined in 2014. This year there are 108 participating countries.
“Everyone can do something, whether small or big, to improve the lives of others and positively impact the world,” explained Margie Villagra Esquivel, national coordinator of the DBA, who emphasized that Costa Rica is the first Central American country to join this. an initiative
Good deeds day is normally on April 16, but the official week of celebration will begin on April 10. From now on, people, civil societies, companies and public institutions are called to reflect on their good deeds.
“Sometimes we do good things every day, but we stop appreciating them. Or because we stop seeing a good thing done. We are all called to different levels, as people, as civil society, private companies and public institutions”, Villagra pointed out.
READ MORE: Do well and see who?
How to participate?
It can be a part of good works in two ways. The first is the record of the existence and maturity of the plan, by which solidarity is exercised without the need of other partners. All kinds of public, private, and civil actions come here; Projects can be carried out by individuals. Yo
It is also possible to register a project that is already part of the government’s sustainable strategy. Registration is free and can be done through the website deeds-day.org/es/inscripcion
“There are companies that have everything very defined and say ‘we want to go to a small house, we already have it, we have snacks, we play games and we even make a donation of chairs. .’ We will only register them and count them on our social networks,” said Villagra.
If there are no defined ideas, no problem, in the same place you can find options for starting a party or organizing other projects to make joint ventures. Two catalogs are found on the page. One of them is a request, the other an offer.
Villagra explained that the card is proposed to people, companies or societies that have an idea of good works already defined, with which they want to receive volunteers, but have some needs that they cannot fulfill. These can be snacks, or materials, or even the hands of people who come to help.
“Then another organization that sees the catalog and says, ‘Look, this project is missing, I want to take it,'” he explained.
Rather, it is in the form of an offer where the organization says “we have a group of volunteers and we are looking for where to support. There, they could touch on other projects,” Villagra said.
As if this were not enough, if you don’t know where to start, the site gives you a series of ideas, some simple, some more elaborate, on how to do good to others.
Registration for projects is now open and will close on April 20.
We celebrate volunteering
Villagra explained that this year the DBA organization will develop a special event to highlight the roles of public, private and civil society in the following categories: the most important project, with the greatest scope and impact, and the highest activation of volunteers.
In order to select the winners, the projects will be registered from 2022 and until April 20, 2023 and can be supported by various judges for their experience.
This award ceremony will take place on April 25.
Five provinces will also celebrate today and those who want to participate.
For example, this April 16 in Puntarenas there will be a big beach cleanup, where the waste will be collected and separated. This will be in Playa Sunday.
In Cartago, on this very day in the Paseo Metropolis shopping center will be with activities designed for children: workshops will be given, book collections will be held and there will be children’s characters.
In San José it will be in three places: in the La Sabana Metropolitan Park, where there will be doctors, nutritionists and physiotherapy to help health, and also Zumba classes. In Parque La Libertad there will be a circus where people are invited to bring food and books and educational materials, while in Multicentro Desamparados the health and behavior of children will be saved, people will be able to bring food and exchange photos with them. children’s characters
In Heredia, we have on the 13th and 14th, where we need to collect the most waste, especially non-traditional and electronic waste.
Finally, in Alajuela the implementation will be very different, since all the educational centers have established themselves to do different good works. The regional director of the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) has taken over the role and each center will have its own way of working well.
