Introduction of World War Orphans Day
How and why does anyone become an Orphan?
An orphan is the one without a family. The reason for not having a family could be the loss of family in destructive events such as wars, bomb blasts, aeroplane crashes, pandemics or poverty.
These destructive events are uncertain and uncontrollable. Because of the child victims of World war, SOS enfants En Detresse (SOSEED) proposed an initiative to dedicate a day for the victims. The day is "World War Orphans Day". It is observed every year on 6 January.
The day is to promote compassion and support to the ones without families. Orphans lack love and support and an obligation to face a lot of economic, social and emotional undulations.
World War Orphans Day 2023 Date
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When is World War Orphans Day 2023?
World War Orphans Day for the year 2023 is celebrated/observed on Friday, 6 January.
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World War Orphans Day dates for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026
| Year | Weekday | Date | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Thu | 6 Jan | World War Orphans Day |
| 2023 | Fri | 6 Jan | World War Orphans Day |
| 2024 | Sat | 6 Jan | World War Orphans Day |
| 2025 | Mon | 6 Jan | World War Orphans Day |
| 2026 | Tue | 6 Jan | World War Orphans Day |
World War Orphans Day Quotes
Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them. - Charles Simic
Children without families are the most vulnerable people in the world. - Brooke Randolph
Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan. - John F. Kennedy
The answer to 168 million orphans in our world can be summed up in two words: family and church. - Kay Warren
Biography is, simply, the orphan of academia. - Nigel Hamilton
Orphans are the only ones who get to choose their fathers, and they love them twice as much. - Adam Johnson
World War Orphans Day Wishes
Families don't have to match. You don't have to look like someone else to love them. -Leigh Anne Tuohy
Orphans, are the one who has no parents but has many parents. But having one's parents is more valuable than the other having many parents (it doesn't depend on numbers, but the feelings matters). -Siddwin S. Shetty
World War Orphans Day Messages
There are many in the world dying for a piece of bread, but there are many more dying for a little love. -Mother Teresa
Orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They are easier to ignore before you see their faces. It is easier to pretend they're not real before you hold them in your arms, but once you do, everything changes. -David Platt
God is pleased with no music below so much as with the thanksgiving songs of relieved widows and supported orphans; of rejoicing, comforted, and thankful persons. -Jeremy Taylor
Significance of World War Orphans Day
World War Orphans Day is a day for the promotion of the rights of Orphans and their struggles. Every child deserves to be secured and cherished. However, few are unfortunate. There would be days when we need protection and love. Feelings are to be addressed by a loving family. Extreme emotions such as fear, anxiety, grief, happiness have to be shared with beloved ones to lighten the heart and feel better. After all, we all are humans, need compassion at times. Orphans are devoid of family, which makes them emotionally wounded.
One may become an orphan at a very young age, few in teenage and rest in adulthood and old age. Being an Orphan is not a choice. It is a situation driven outcome.
Orphanage: Orphanage is a rescue shelter for orphans. Few are private; the rest of the organizations are run by the government. Orphanages are a boon to the homeless. These organizations address the basic needs of the helpless; food, clothes, shelter, education. Poor parents abandon their offspring at the shelters because of their financial conditions, either for a better future or to promote adoption. The other door through which an individual enters an Orphanage is by volunteers. Volunteers collect people in bad shape and drop them at an Orphanage mostly to eradicate helplessness. People put in Orphanages have their basic needs addressed. They are provided with education which acts as a guiding light for setting up their career. Loneliness gets reduced because of fellow companions. However, all care centres do not comply with the set standard objectives. Few orphanages misuse authority for their benefit.
Teens in Orphanages are sexually abused and are treated as a means to satisfy greed. Few of the teens may even be trafficked. Common heinous crime occurs in unethical orphanages; organ transplantation institutions have connections with orphanages to fulfil organ requirements. The organ owner is unwillingly operated on, and organs are transferred to other people.
The other side of being an orphan is losing friends. Every Orphan may not be adopted, which leaves the adopted as well as left kid friendless. As a result, they lose their source of affection, ultimately get depressed and develop trust issues.
Struggles of an Orphan
Every individual on earth faces challenges and become stronger. Likewise, Orphans face a relatively high degree of issues.
Poverty: A child with a family gets his basic and desired needs fulfilled. Whereas an Orphan has to struggle for basic needs; food, shelter, clothing, medication. Unloved orphans may end up as derelict or pass away too soon.
Discrimination: General public perceive Orphans as unemotional, dependent, untouchable and thieves. They are viewed through a narrow hole because of a myth; people who don't have family, do not possess affection, trust and moral values.
Orphans are considered dependent because of their place of stay; Orphanage. Orphans are also considered untouchable according to certain belief systems. Belief systems state that the bad aura or bad luck of alone children is contagious. People often mistake poverty for theft. It is a social stigma that states that poor children steal items.
Physical Violence: Kids without a family are at a higher risk of physical attacks. A child accessible to bullies and psychopaths is under constant threat. Psychopaths violently invade personal space by causing physical injuries.
Sexual Abuse: Few unfortunate children are taken advantage of their helplessness and are sexually abused. Because of the abuse, children are at risk of developing STD's and various other diseases along with mental agony.
Organs Transplantations: Organ transplantation is one of the crimes prevalent in unethical charity organizations. It is dangerous as it involves the removal of functioning organs and sale for monetary gains. Few of the orphans are killed to erase the evidence of the crime. Rest are abused until death.
Child Labour: Orphans often get into work at Houses, coffee shops or construction sites to earn bread, thus unintentionally promoting child labour.
The unkind employers unjustly burden the child that drains energy, along with trigger of psychological abuse. In some cases, the child is taken advantage of and physically harassed.
Celebration
World war Orphans day is celebrated on 6 January. It involves the promotion of the lives of Orphans and their rights. Below are a few options to choose from on the occasion of world war Orphans day.
- Promote awareness about rights, achievements, struggles of Orphans through social media and cultural events: Get on a mission to spread awareness about the lives and role of Orphans through social networking by posts, welfare events such as community gatherings, educational activities.
- Visit an orphanage: Contact and visit the nearest Orphanage to a) spend time with kids and make memories by indulging them in fun activities. b) Become a donator/sponsor - Take the opportunity to display your compassion by sponsoring meals for that day or presenting clothes, theme accessories, and goodies to make their day special.
- Not just these, you can become a donator by offering sponsorship of a child's basic needs or education.
- Become a parent - What can be a better gift than the inclusion of an orphan into a loving family? If you are eligible to adopt a child as per the adoption laws, welcome a new family member.
- Sign up to be a volunteer - Anyone who aims for long term benefits of kids can choose to 1) teach - Academics, arts, crafts, self-defence 2)Train - conduct sessions on time management, career counselling, social skills.
Interesting Facts
- Famous Indian actress, Sushmita Sen has adopted two girls; Alisah and Renee. She is an inspiration to many. She proved that adoption is a way to experience motherhood.
- Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple Inc, was an orphan. He was given to a foster family by his biological parents due to the non-acceptance of their intercaste alliance. Paul and Clara Jobs later raised him.
- There are many documentaries and films on the lives of Orphans. Instant Family (2018) is a movie with a storyline that revolves around the adoption of three kids.
International law doesn't show discrimination among children. Therefore, it has applied the same rights to the Orphans as well as children with families.
Most of us don't even care to know" what the child likes'. We feel it's okay to send love and warmth according to our choices. One must recollect that even Orphans are human beings, and they too deserve to be loved in a way they desire, like rest.
The will and thought to support and shower love are kind, but the interest in understanding a soul's quest and fulfilment is great. Let's try to be great rather than being good.
Let's treat everyone equally without judgement for a better tomorrow.
"No one asks what an Orphan wants, anyone who asks is a loving family."
