DO SOMETHING 
GOOD, SOMEWHERE 
FOR SOMEONE ELSE

We did it! Together, this World Humanitarian Day, we reached more than one billion people with one message.See the results.
And from tomorrow we can continue doing something good, somewhere, for someone else. Just place your pin on the map below, find someone to help, or choose an organization to support.
Where ever you are, whatever you do, say 'I Was Here'.

'I WAS HERE' LAUNCH

As a celebration of all the humanitarian work across the globe, a unique event featuring Beyoncé was held at the UN General Assembly in New York on August 10th to inspire people to leave their mark on the world.
 

WHAT CAN I DO?

 
  • HELP SOMEONE WITH THEIR SHOPPING
  • MAKE A HOMELESS PERSON A SANDWICH
  • DONATE YOUR SKILLS TO A COMMUNITY PROJECT
  • STAND UP FOR SOMEONE BEING PICKED ON
  • VISIT AN ELDERLY PERSON
  • COOK A MEAL FOR A NEW MUM
  • COMFORT SOMEONE IN HOSPITAL
  • VOLUNTEER AT A LOCAL CHARITY
  • GIVE AWAY SOMETHING YOU DON'T USE
  • MOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR'S LAWN
  • TUTOR A DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PERSON
  • CLEAN UP YOUR LOCAL PARK
There are so many simple ways you can make a difference in your community. Each of these humanitarian organizations have suggestions of how you can help around the world.

World Food Programme

ActionAid

Islamic Relief

United Nations Population Fund

The United Nations Refugee Agency

United Nations Volunteers

International Rescue Committee

World Vision International

The United Nations Human Rights Office

United Nations Women

Care

Save the Children

Concern Worldwide

Plan International

Lutheran World Federation

International Medical Corps

Aktion Deutschland Hilft

Food and Agriculture Organization

United Nations Relief and Works Agency

World Health Organization

International Organization for Migration

Caritas

Africa Humanitarian Action

Mercy Malaysia

United Nations Development Programme

United Nations Children's Fund

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Norwegian Refugee Council

Humanitarian Policy

Oxfam

PLACE YOUR PIN ON THE MAP

Explore the map below to see what other people around the world are doing to say ‘I WAS HERE’, and then add your pin and share it with to your social network to inspire others to do the same.
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MAKE A PROFILE PIN

Click the image of Beyoncé to add a Twibbon to your profile pic, or click to download one of the pins below to make your own.

ABOUT WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY

Every year on August 19th, World Humanitarian Day recognizes those who face danger and adversity to help others. August 19th is the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, which killed 22 people.
We honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, and we pay tribute to those who continue to help people around the world, regardless of who they are and where they are.
Every day we see and hear images and stories of pain and suffering in our own neighborhoods and in countries far away. But we also find acts of kindness, great and small. World Humanitarian Day is a global celebration of people helping people.