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, […]
Active in more than 6 states in India, Wishes and Blessings is a Non-Governmental Organisation located in New Delhi. I am the newest member of this family, and I found the organization very welcoming! I am currently working for Squad for Change, which is the volunteering wing of the organization. Since Diwali is […]
Literacy is generally defined as the ability of a person to read and write at least one language and have accurate comprehension skills. Fundamentally, if an individual can read and write the language that one speaks, then that person will be considered as “literate.” So, if literacy is simply reading and writing, why is it […]
Anupriya Sinha, Programme Officer at Wishes and Blessings, experienced her first field visit while distributing and serving milk to homeless and underprivileged children across Delhi/NCR on the occasion of Mahashivratri. Read on for her first-hand experience! I have worked in the social sector for three years, but I have never had the opportunity to get […]
The education sector has been hit really hard in the pandemic, even more so in the case of children from low-income backgrounds. Their studies came to a stop overnight with the lockdown, and many had to drop out of schools to help make ends meet. Their academic progress was susceptible to being set back, but […]
All in all, I believe that the policy is very extensive and most importantly has tried to address the majority of the concerns/challenges faced by the educational sector. It is in line with international standards of removing rigid boundaries in terms of course selection and allowing full flexibility to students to take up courses/specializations in […]
Students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds require encouragement and support to make a successful transition to higher education. Thus, as per the policy, universities and colleges will be required to set up high-quality support centres and will be given adequate funds and academic resources to carry this out effectively. There will also be professional academic and […]
I recently visited the Munirka Shelter Home, where there are 3 rain baseras (shelters). One is for males, the second for females and the third one for children. So, as we all have certain preconceived notions about these shelters homes, I too had such a notion that they would be poorly constructed and dirty. However, […]
Although education is a basic right, it still remains a distant dream for millions of children in India According to the Annual Status of Education Report 2018, not more than 2.8% of children are out of school in India. This signifies that around 97.2% of children in the country are enrolled in schools, but it […]
These children, these naughty little children. They were in for a birthday treat and did all that it was in their capacity to make the birthday boy feel special. The kids were mature enough to make the guests feel at home. They danced, sang, made merry and even did a cartwheel to impress everyone. They […]
