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Does Illiteracy Contribute to Poverty In Africa?
Being literal is the basic skill expected of people in all developed countries throughout the people. The ability to read and write is the first skills learned by children at schools. It is rather surprising to meet a person in a developed country who is incapable of reading or writing. It is through writing that we express our thoughts and send messages. It is through reading that we acquire knowledge and accumulate information about the events that occur in the world. Since ancient times civilizations have been thriving thanks to writing and transmitted their knowledge to future generations by putting symbols and letters on stones, paper, and even leaves. However, in today’s seemingly civilized world, many communities throughout the world remain largely deprived of this skill. Africa is not only the poorest continent but also a place where the greatest number of people who cannot write and read reside. Is that reasonable to assume that illiteracy is one of the factors that contribute to African poverty?
Situation in Africa
While for an ordinary person in a developed world the mere mastery of literacy skills does not appear extraordinary and is not perceived as a privilege, people living in Africa are largely deprived of all opportunities to gain basic writing and reading skills. Imagine the situation when a child is born in a tribe that feeds itself through hunting and creates houses from mud and sticks. The nearest school is located 100 miles away. The key purpose of the tribe is to survive rather than to learn how to write and read. In essence, lack of literacy implies lack of any development. Unless people living in tribes in the middle of the desert start searching for opportunities to get education, the progress toward a higher social level or even social organization is not achievable. The cycle of poverty will continue endlessly.
How To Change the Situation in Africa?
Should the international community be concerned about illiteracy in Africa? The answer is yes. Global society should be interested in ending illiteracy to sustain growth of the global community. One of the first steps that should be taken in this direction is to ensure every child even in the most remote area has an opportunity to attend at least primary school or courses that teach writing, reading, and math essentials. By acquiring new knowledge, children of illiterate parents will have a better chance to take control over their lives and make a step out of poverty. We do not live in an isolated world and should not neglect those people who are less civilized or uneducated. After all, each of us is responsible for making a positive difference in this world.
S.O.S.A Role in Helping to Put an End to illeteracy in Africa.
Scholars in Our Society and Africa is an organization that was founded by six young high achieving Africans. All of the co-founders had a common goal which was to give back to their continent. S.O.S.A's mission is to educate and enrich growing minds in underprivileged communities in Africa. Annually, S.O.S.A donates books and educational materials to selected schools that lack academic resources in Africa.
( STUDENTS AT ASUOM SECONDARY SCHOOL RECEIVING DONTATED BOOKS.)
S.O.S.A's goal and mission is to enrich growing minds in underprivileged societies. We have made it our responsibility to aid and provide societies that are educationally deprived with materials, i.e. various subject textbooks, story books, etc. It is our belief that he who does not know can know from learning. We hope to enlighten and change the views of education in various societies and to expose the advantages and merits of having a good education. As current high schoolers and soon to be graduates, we hope to spread far and wide across the world to speak on behalf of our experiences and to help others in their journeys to achieve the gift of knowledge.
Every day, your support will help provide books and educational materials to schools like Asuom Secodnary school that lack those academic resources.
Today, we’re launching our 2017 Year-End Campaign. Our goal is to help get more educational materials to students all across Africa. You see, even though we helped out a handful of schools last year, there are still people out there that we couldn’t help, because we don’t have the resources to do so.
Would you be willing to make a special donation of $50, $100 or whatever you can afford to help us meet our goal and bring educational materials such as books, pencils and notebooks to those less fortunate?
We simply can’t do it without you. Your support will make a real, lasting impact in the lives of those who are still in need.
Please, click here to make your donation now. The lives of hundreds of schools like Asuom Secondary are at stake.
Thank you for your continued support and friendship.
With gratitude,
S.O.S.A
Being literal is the basic skill expected of people in all developed countries throughout the people. The ability to read and write is the first skills learned by children at schools. It is rather surprising to meet a person in a developed country who is incapable of reading or writing. It is through writing that we express our thoughts and send messages. It is through reading that we acquire knowledge and accumulate information about the events that occur in the world. Since ancient times civilizations have been thriving thanks to writing and transmitted their knowledge to future generations by putting symbols and letters on stones, paper, and even leaves. However, in today’s seemingly civilized world, many communities throughout the world remain largely deprived of this skill. Africa is not only the poorest continent but also a place where the greatest number of people who cannot write and read reside. Is that reasonable to assume that illiteracy is one of the factors that contribute to African poverty?
Situation in AfricaWhile for an ordinary person in a developed world the mere mastery of literacy skills does not appear extraordinary and is not perceived as a privilege, people living in Africa are largely deprived of all opportunities to gain basic writing and reading skills. Imagine the situation when a child is born in a tribe that feeds itself through hunting and creates houses from mud and sticks. The nearest school is located 100 miles away. The key purpose of the tribe is to survive rather than to learn how to write and read. In essence, lack of literacy implies lack of any development. Unless people living in tribes in the middle of the desert start searching for opportunities to get education, the progress toward a higher social level or even social organization is not achievable. The cycle of poverty will continue endlessly.
How To Change the Situation in Africa?
Should the international community be concerned about illiteracy in Africa? The answer is yes. Global society should be interested in ending illiteracy to sustain growth of the global community. One of the first steps that should be taken in this direction is to ensure every child even in the most remote area has an opportunity to attend at least primary school or courses that teach writing, reading, and math essentials. By acquiring new knowledge, children of illiterate parents will have a better chance to take control over their lives and make a step out of poverty. We do not live in an isolated world and should not neglect those people who are less civilized or uneducated. After all, each of us is responsible for making a positive difference in this world.
S.O.S.A Role in Helping to Put an End to illeteracy in Africa.
Scholars in Our Society and Africa is an organization that was founded by six young high achieving Africans. All of the co-founders had a common goal which was to give back to their continent. S.O.S.A's mission is to educate and enrich growing minds in underprivileged communities in Africa. Annually, S.O.S.A donates books and educational materials to selected schools that lack academic resources in Africa.
( STUDENTS AT ASUOM SECONDARY SCHOOL RECEIVING DONTATED BOOKS.)S.O.S.A's goal and mission is to enrich growing minds in underprivileged societies. We have made it our responsibility to aid and provide societies that are educationally deprived with materials, i.e. various subject textbooks, story books, etc. It is our belief that he who does not know can know from learning. We hope to enlighten and change the views of education in various societies and to expose the advantages and merits of having a good education. As current high schoolers and soon to be graduates, we hope to spread far and wide across the world to speak on behalf of our experiences and to help others in their journeys to achieve the gift of knowledge.
Every day, your support will help provide books and educational materials to schools like Asuom Secodnary school that lack those academic resources.Today, we’re launching our 2017 Year-End Campaign. Our goal is to help get more educational materials to students all across Africa. You see, even though we helped out a handful of schools last year, there are still people out there that we couldn’t help, because we don’t have the resources to do so.
Would you be willing to make a special donation of $50, $100 or whatever you can afford to help us meet our goal and bring educational materials such as books, pencils and notebooks to those less fortunate?
We simply can’t do it without you. Your support will make a real, lasting impact in the lives of those who are still in need.
Please, click here to make your donation now. The lives of hundreds of schools like Asuom Secondary are at stake.
Thank you for your continued support and friendship.
With gratitude,
S.O.S.A
Organizer and beneficiary
Eve Sage
Organizer
New York, NY
S.O.S.A NYC
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