Hamburg Highlights the Value of Everyday Humanitarian Action

A World Humanitarian Day event in Hamburg focused on the role that ordinary people can play in helping others and strengthening their communities.

At the Church of Scientology Hamburg, participants learned more about the work of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers, a humanitarian programme established by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard

The initiative focuses on practical skills that can be used when individuals or communities need support.

The Hamburg gathering also reflected the important contribution of volunteers and civil society to community life. Scientology Volunteer Ministers have participated in humanitarian initiatives in communities and emergency situations around the world.

Humanitarian service can begin with something as simple as recognising that another person needs help and deciding to do something useful.

A fuller account of the Hamburg event, eu newsroom the Volunteer Ministers programme and the wider significance of World Humanitarian Day can be found in the full article on humanitarian service in Hamburg.

Hamburg offered a practical example of how service and civic responsibility can contribute to community life.