How NGOs are contributing to eradication of Illiteracy?

India has been a victim of illiteracy for decades. It has affected the overall society of the country. The government is trying its best to implement various schemes, acts, and resources for eradication of illiteracy. But along with the government, there are various Non-Profit organizations and NGOs that are working towards eradicating this issue. So how does an NGO work towards this issue?

Education Resources

Even though The Right to Education Act was passed by the parliament in 2009 which ensured free and compulsory education to children between 6 to 14 years of age, there is a whole lot of a section that does not fall into this section and is devoid of education. Children below and above the specified groups can have an effect on them too. Children below the age of 6 years are vulnerable to child labour. The NGOs try to make sure this does not happen. Also, there are children above the age of 14 who want to pursue further education. The NGOs try their best to provide resources and opportunities for such children to get them educated and more suitable for employment opportunities.

 

Flexible Timings and Night Schools

Even though there are schools available for free, there are still many children who are not able to attend it. The most common reason for it is that their families need financial support and the children work to earn income. This leaves them with no time to attend schools. There are NGOs that try to provide flexible timings to such children. There are nigh schools and colleges set up to support these children. This schedule helps the children to earn their livelihood during the day and get educated at night.

 

Providing Vocational training

Education aims to provide the children with the knowledge and skills to be able to find employment. Vocational training is one of the best ways to empower the uneducated. NGOs tend to provide underprivileged children with training and vocational classes in various employable skills like stitching, plumbing, nursing, etc. This helps the children to equipped with skills that help them earn a proper livelihood and a steady income.

Creating and spreading awareness in the underprivileged societies

There are many underprivileged and rural, tribal families that effuse to send their children to school. It is because they feel that it may be a waste of time sending to school wherein the children could earn by working. They tend to work with the mindset of surviving without education. They also feel their children may get spoiled by urban values. This why it is necessary to spread proper awareness regarding education especially in rural and tribal areas. Many NGOs try to conduct workshops, gathering, speeches that help create awareness about education. They try to show them the importance of education rather than just informing and how education can help the financial state of the families.

 

Encouraging educated Teachers to volunteer

It is important to have a qualified and dedicated teacher to ensure proper training and education of the children. There are loads of teachers available for private schools and government schools in urban areas to teach the students there. But there is a huge lack of proper teachers to teach the underprivileged students in the rural and tribal areas. The main reason behind this is minimal pays. NGOs are trying their best to encourage educated individuals and teachers to act as volunteers part-time to help the cause of rooting out the illiteracy and teaching the underprivileged children. There are many NGOs that have teachers who volunteer part-time or during weekends to educate the underprivileged children. This helps create a better batch of educated teachers for the underprivileged.

All these factors play a prominent role in helping eradicate illiteracy in India. Al such NGOs are working tirelessly to educate the underprivileged. All one can do is act a volunteer and support such NGOs in their noble cause.