Hassan Mohaddesi Gilavayi: The government wants to employ everyone / Ali Kalai

People’s organizations in Iran, and specifically what is referred to as religious NGOs, are a problem that has sparked many challenges. In some countries, the interpretation of religious NGOs is recognized officially, but there are sociologists who say that such an entity goes back to the historical and social status of that society, and the […]...

Read More

What is social participation like in Iran?/ Mehrnoush Noydoust

“What we think, I speak on your tongue.” Why does Iranian society have no interest in social participation? What is the current state of the quality of Iranian society? Under what conditions does this society thrive? Where do each of us stand in this human society known as the Iranian society? With which groups, classes, […]...

Read More

Charity or NGO?; A critical review of the charity culture dominant in Iranian society / Samieh Javanmardi

NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) is one of the concepts that takes on a different definition according to the social and political context of each country, and is also assumed to have a different function. On the other hand, this concept is usually accompanied by a wide range of other concepts. Expressions such as “charity”, “non-profit”, “voluntary” […]...

Read More

Notes on “Beneficence-Oriented” and “Rights-Oriented” Approaches and Justice / Elaheh Amani

“مراقب باشید” “Be careful” Goddess Amani Throughout the history of charity work, one of the approaches to dealing with social problems such as poverty, homelessness, hunger, and illness has been through charity actions. Charity actions, both on an individual and organizational level, have been one of the simplest, most immediate, instinctive, and emotional ways of […]...

Read More