Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Mission Heal | Eradicating illiteracy from the society

With over a billion population, India is one of the biggest country in the world. But it is sad to notice that a huge margin of the population lies beneath the ‘below poverty line’. While the population goes on increasing, the ‘below poverty line’ population increases. It is of prime importance to do something about it. Many NGO’s have collaborated to face this situation. These people are basically trying to improve the lives of the poor people in India. Mission Heal is an NGO that tries to reach out to the poor through various camps and activities.

Mission Heal is based in Delhi and has no religious or political background. Their sole objective is to empower women and children with education. To do this, the Mission Heal conducts various camps like free health check-up camps and donation of books to the poor children. Clothes are also donated for this purpose.  Midday meals are also provided for the hungry. Such activities restore the faith of the poor in the system. Mission Heal has also voiced its concern for free education to the poor. Along with child education, Mission Heal also works towards woman empowerment as well as protection of the ecosystem.

The government has also heard the cries of Mission Heal for providing free education to the under-privileged children by passing the RTE (Right to Education) bill which allows every poor child the right of free education. The burden of the fees of the under-privileged children is taken upon by the state and central governments. Such reforms have provided scope for the poor students.

The sole financers of Mission Heal are the generous people of India who want to make a change in country’s society. Although generous donations are gratefully accepted, NGO’s like Mission Heal want people to participate in these projects. They want people to have a helping hand and share in the joy of giving. 

It is a known fact that the condition of the poor people in India is very harsh. Young children of poor families are forced into hard labor or they resort to rag-picking and newspaper distribution and lose the prospect of education along the way. These parents are not reluctant to force their children into such a way of life because of the need for money. Along with this, improper friends make the situation worse. The wrong set of friends creates a wrong image of the school to the youngsters. It is of paramount importance that such misconceptions be cleared from the child’s mind before he/she joins the school. Clearing these misconceptions from a child’s mind is necessary before he/she joins the school. Mission Heal helps young children grow an affiliating nature towards schooling.

Looking at the above consequences it is our duty as citizens to help these down-trodden people with what we can. Stepping down from our social and family duties, we need to look out for others who were not so fortunate enough. By helping them to improve their socioeconomic condition we are not only helping them but also our country.

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