It was in the midst of the global and Eurozone financial crisis of 2009, when Marcis was just 24, his determination to improve the lives of the world’s citizens led him to establish World NGO Day.
2009年，在全球及歐元區陷入金融危機之時，24歲的馬薩斯決意改善全球市民的生活質素，因而創辦「世界非政府組織日」。