Wall of Kindness

Wall of Kindness (Persian: دیوار مهربانی‎‎ dīvār-e mehrabānī; Urdu: دیوار مہربانی‎) is a phenomenal charity work and a kind of welfare, usually done by attaching cloth hangers from outside of houses; those encourage people to donate miscellaneous useful things such as winter clothing. It was introduced by an anonymous Iranian,[1] and the practice quickly spread throughout the country. The motto of the movement are two sentences which appear on these walls, "leave if you do not need" (نیاز نداری بگذار) and "take [it] if you need" (نیاز داری بردار).[2][3][4][5][6][7]

The idea spread fast via social media to Pakistan and even China, where general public started creating spaces in public for this cause.

Description

Initially started for the homeless people of the Mashhad, Iran, this act serves a purpose to support the people in need. In response to social media, large numbers of people are taking part as a campaign and it has helped many homeless or otherwise destitute people during the cold winter weather.,.[8][9]

Wall of Kindness in Pakistan

A similar initiative, but with open fridges, spread from Tehran to other cities.[2][10] Bookshelves are also being added to the Walls of Kindness in order to donate books specially for poor children[11]

A Wall of Kindness was seen in Pakistan's Karachi on 15 January 2016[12] and another one in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on 29 January 2016.Also students of Marymount International School of Rome, in April 2016, have reproduced the idea by designating a wall with similar function and name.[13][14] Asad Ali Lodhi set up wall of kindness in Peshawar afterwards it started Spreading in all over Pakistan such as Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Sialkot, Quetta, Khuzdar and Karachi have witnessed similar walls where people are leaving clothes and other essential items for the poor.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Background

The economy of Iran was largely been hit when sanction was imposed by the western world.Economic condition goes down in uncomfortable level.As the situation become worse with aggregates of unemployed people those couldn't luxury a houseful of cloth.In fact thee inflation made a serious trouble and put a deadweight to these people in need.In the winter of 2015, The noble idea of this work initially brought in by group of Iranian youth in a place; called Sajjad Boulevard in Mashhad.The main theme of the idea was to meet the demand of resources which may come from charity and offering to the affected people.For the first time, a wall symbolizes a unity but not a separation and the community has been asked to donate voluntarily.As soon as the attempt came under light of various social and mass media, it was supported and praised by citizens as well as netizens.

The young community of Iran took this chance to make the brethren stronger in society and to provide a way of solution. The witnesses of these event shows that the campaign was going smoothly although there was a risk of misuse and lose of resources.People were responsive and well aware of the fact that, most vulnerable should get priority.

Winter clothing disbursed among mass number of people as a welfare was seen before,[22] but this idea was a innovative work and showed much intelligence also.

Impacts

The sharing works of charity had a great impacts of religious point of view regarding Islamic prefecture like Iran. Like any other religion this charitable work is considered a virtue in Islam and this has driven people to do more for humanity. Like Iran, people and Pakistan are showing their humanity via this initiative.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ kindness, walls of (20 December 2015). "Iranians spontaneously created 'walls of kindness' to help the homeless". BBC Trending (What's popular and why) (BBC UK). BBC. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/14/irans-walls-of-kindness-offer-help-to-the-homeless#img-1
  3. ↑ "Iranians set up 'walls of kindness' to help homeless". Telegraph Media Group Limited. Telegraph. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Walls of kindness: Iranians donate clothes to homeless in viral movement". ABC news. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Express Web Desk (22 December 2015). "Iran’s ‘wall of kindness’ for the homeless restores faith in humanity". The Indian Express [P] Ltd. The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "People Are Donating Coats And Shoes To Homeless At 'Walls Of Kindness' In Iran". AOL (UK) Limited. The Huffington Post UK. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Iran’s needy get winter clothes from ‘Walls of Kindness’". The Day Publishing Company. The Day. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  8. ↑ http://images.dawn.com/news/1174670
  9. ↑ http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/02/07/449021/Pakistan-happiness
  10. ↑ http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/22/middleeast/walls-of-kindness-iran/
  11. ↑ "Photo / book was added to the wall of kindness". seratnews. News path. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  12. ↑ http://yumtoyikes.com/2016/01/17/iran-wall-kindness-comes-pakistan/
  13. ↑ http://english.cri.cn/12394/2016/01/29/4202s915117.htm
  14. ↑ Xinhua (1 February 2016). "China Exclusive: "Wall of Kindness" provides warmth in wintry China". China.org.cn. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  15. ↑ http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/31906/have-you-visited-the-wall-of-kindness-in-karachi/
  16. ↑ Kamal Siddiqi (7 February 2016). "Walls of kindness". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  17. ↑ Amina Khan, Asad Ali Lodhi (7 February 2016). "The wall of kindness: Pavement goes from sex corner to charity spot". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  18. ↑ Tara Kangarlou (24 December 2015). "Iranians warm up winter with ‘kindness walls’". Al Jazeera America. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  19. ↑ INP (8 February 2016). "‘Wall of Kindness’ appears in Lahore". Daily Times Pakistan. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  20. ↑ Javed Aziz Khan (3 February 2016). "‘Wall of Kindness’ helps poor get warm clothes". THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  21. ↑ "Wall of Kindness: Helping the poor while challenging stereotypes". NAWAIWAQT GROUP OF NEWSPAPERS. The Nation. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  22. ↑ concerned to reach blankets (14 December 2014). "Reach winter clothes to cold-hit areas swiftly: PM". BSS. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

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