People who lack literacy often face discrimination. The importance of education to the poor living in poverty is a must since they are treated differently than others.

Education is a goal-oriented activity aimed at achieving specific goals, such as B. Granting knowledge or promoting skills and personality traits. These goals may include improvements in understanding, rationality, kindness, and integrity.

The United Nations estimates that there are 1.2 billion people living on less than $1.25 per day. Many of these people live in extreme poverty, where they struggle to feed themselves and their families.

People who lack education often face discrimination, they are treated differently than others. They are less likely to be hired for jobs, given promotions, or even allowed into certain places. In addition, they are more likely to be arrested, convicted, and sentenced to prison.

Education enhances everyone who is part of it. India, like many other countries in the world, is a developing country. With the second largest population, there is a risk that poverty and pressure tracking will be even tighter. The way India’s population is growing is ominous, there are initiatives to get rid of India from such diseases, but poverty still exists.

India claims a $3 trillion economy, but the gap between the rich and the poor is worrisome and true. Education is the only tool that can help poor people fill the gap. Education can change one’s life.

Why teach underprivileged students?

We all know that education is important for everyone, be it the privileged or underprivileged but why is educating the underprivileged a major concern? The underprivileged lack basic rights like the right to education. Many children in India are not getting a proper education, they lack the basic necessity of every individual and many people wish to help the unfortunate, many of them come forward through different means and try to help the underprivileged. The arrival of great charitable organization and NGOs are one of the means.

These organizations have made it possible for gifted and hard-working children to have access to opportunities they could not have imagined before. By providing good education to these children, we can not only help them but also secure the livelihoods and future of their parents who are unable to give them an education and a better life.

Importance of Education to the poor:

There are many reasons why they need education and how important it is to them. It helps them improve new things, learn, find good opportunities to be good people, raise their heads and lead a good life in society. The more educated these children are, the more likely their family will be able to lead a good life.

Our government has also taken many steps to stop child labor and launched many programs. Initiatives such as lunch tables and “School chalein hum” are beginning to support and encourage children and their parents from disadvantaged areas of society. May more and more children enter school.

However, with so many efforts, the quality of schools has not improved in many cities, and in areas where schools are in good condition, the number of children is very small. The government has taken various steps to improve the situation of the underprivileged, but there are some steps that we can contribute to as a society.

1. Donations-Many funds have been set up for the underprivileged people.

2. Raise awareness through social media 

3. Sponsor their education with friends and family 

4. Start a classroom in the living room and teach them the basics 

5. Donate old books or start a library of old books

How to educate poor child?

1. Scholarships and allocations for poor children in private institutions: Financial assistance can stimulate the enthusiasm of underprivileged children. In addition, private institutions require reservations for students with poor financial conditions.

2. Building self-sufficient opportunities: Providing employment opportunities is just as important as increasing income and accessing basic needs. 

3. Free education: The government must provide free education to underprivileged children. Universities that provide employment-oriented education will be of great help in addressing this issue.

To resolve this problem, we, the citizens, and the government have to work together. We can work at the local level and the government should take care at the state and national level, with that only this situation can be reversed.

“Slavery is one of the worst forms of violence – as is the denial of education. Education is key to liberating children from slavery.”
– Kailash Satyarthi

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