The Goal of Mission Heal | Eradicating illiteracy from India.

Society is affected by many diseases. Poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, discrimination and atrocities against women are the various diseases we know of. But the root cause of all this suffering is illiteracy. A literate person has the capability and understanding to procure a job and stay away from poverty. He also learns the value of a woman and treats her with respect. Discrimination and economic barriers are no longer considered among the educated. Thus, it is evident in a growing and a prosperous country to be literate and educated.

We find most of the illiterate people having a weak financial background. Poverty and illiteracy are both intertwined. It is amazing to know that poverty makes people do the unimaginable. Poverty stricken families force or coax their children into manual work to provide for the families. This does not give an opportunity for the child to become literate or educated. He/she turn towards newspaper distribution, rag picking or such odd jobs which ruin their life. Later in his/her life he fails to gain proper employment. He then finds it difficult to procure food and clothing for his family and suffers from starvation. Such is the vicious cycle that mostly envelops around the life of the poor and illiterate.

The second most important consequence of illiteracy is the fact that illiterate people are enclosed within their own world. They do not understand that the world outside is falling apart. With less knowledge about the growing population, families multiply faster by having more than three children. Women in such societies also have very restricted freedom and usually have to face many atrocities by their husbands or parents. These atrocities could have been avoided if the woman was independent with an economically stable job.

Various government plans as well as NGO’s have helped try to eradicate the plague of illiteracy. One such NGO is Mission Heal. Mission Heal is an NGO based in Delhi, which has no political or religious background. Mission Heal organizes various camps like free health care, donation of books and clothes as well free midday meals for the poor. Irrespective of caste, help is given to all. Mission Heal also takes up various child cases. Mission Heal also spreads awareness regarding the need for education. Along with these activities, the NGO also works towards the betterment of the nature.

Mission Heal organizes all these activities for one reason: bringing a child closer towards education. They want to show the child that becoming literate or having an education is the righteous path that will lead to a better future.

Governments have also helped toward this project. Also, people from all the strata of society have unified for the common good of eradicating illiteracy from the society. The RTE (Right to Education) passed by the government acknowledges this fact. So along with the government it is necessary for us, the common man, to step down from our family duties to help the under-privileged and the needy.