Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Mission Heal | Eradicating illiteracy all over India.

Our lives are an interconnected series of links. Each link connects one to another. These links are­ the various issues faced by society connected either directly or indirectly. The major issue that affects us all indirectly is illiteracy. Illiteracy is the root cause of all issues. Illiteracy leads to poverty, child labor, unemployment, female foeticide, population burst and many more. Literacy determines the development of a country. Even countries like Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Thailand have shown tremendous growth in terms of the literate population. Whereas India has not utilized its resources properly to eradicate illiteracy.

It is necessary for every person to pool his resources to restore faith in the minds of the poverty stricken. Mission Heal is trying to do so by reaching out to the needy and guiding their path. With many success stories under their belt, Mission Heal is mobilizing to help more and more people along the way. Mission Heal is an NGO (Non-Government Organization) which has no political or religious background; just people from different backgrounds hoping to alleviate the current illiteracy condition in India. Along with eradicating illiteracy, they also provide resources for women’s education and are in the forefront of natural preservation.

Mission Heal works towards helping the poor and the needy any way they can. From organizing textbooks to providing the students Mid-day meals and much more. They mainly focus on providing free education for the down-trodden people of the society. They have conducted many rallies to permit free education to the poor students. The organization feels that these students have a feeling of insecurity because of the financial backgrounds and the status they have in society. Hence the organization helps to bridge the gap between the middle class and the poor class by various activities organized by them; the recent one’s include free clothes distribution, health check-up camps, free food distribution and free study material. 

The recently declared RTE has helped to alleviate the situation of the country. RTE (Right to Education) is an ACT declared by the Indian government, which allows free and compulsory education to the lower class of the society. ‘Free’ implies that the state and the central government share responsibilities for the expenses of the student ranging from uniforms to tuition fees. Such programs are instigated by NGO’s who work for the profit of the common people. 

Illiteracy is caused by various effects. Mainly it is because of poverty. BPL (Below poverty Line) families have to send their children on errands to fulfill their basic needs which in-turn reduces the probability of the child getting a formal education. These families also expose their children in child labor. Another reason for illiteracy is because of the peer and friend circle. Wrong advice from peers and friends regarding education may send the child down the path of illiteracy.

 Eradicating illiteracy will help in making the child responsible and he will have a glimpse of the outside world. It will also rationalize his decisions. It is our duty to work towards this goal for the development of the country and the betterment of the society. So we all should support the noble cause of Mission Heal.

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