It is difficult to imagine anything having such a diverse and far-reaching effect on the overall quality of one's life and the community as a lack of education. Many children worldwide lack access to education, despite it being a fundamental human right. According to the Borgen Project: 72 million children do not attend primary school, and 759 million adults are illiterate.
Lack of quality education has just as severe a consequence as the causes that prevent one from getting a quality education. Without outside intervention or help, societies with weak economies and inadequately developed education systems cannot escape the vicious circle. A strong economy is needed to build a quality education system, and a strong economy, in turn, requires quality education. One of the most important global issues is ensuring that everyone around the globe has access to education.
Most countries that lack education are Africa such as Malawi, Zambia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Ethiopia, Congo, South Africa, Namibia and Comoros. In these countries, 30 percent or more of children do not meet a minimum standard of learning by grades four or five.
Individuals who lack education have a harder time moving forward in life, have poor health and are more impoverished than the others who are well-educated. There are also many large impacts that lack of education has on people such as unemployment, unfair treatment, gender discrimination, and the absence of their voice. For millions of children all over the world, education is still an inaccessible right.
The most affected region is Sub-Saharan Africa, where over 32 million children of primary school age do not have access to an adequate education. Many studies have been conducted over the years when it comes to gathering information about the literacy rates in many countries. South Sudan has a 35% literacy rate, Afghanistan has a 43% literacy rate, Burkina Faso has a 41% literacy rate, and the Central African Republic has a 37% literacy rate. While researching I’ve come across the fact that there aren’t many new and recent news articles or headlines talking about the lack of education worldwide, but I can say that education should be accessible to everyone worldwide because education helps people achieve their greatest potential by reducing poverty, reducing social inequities, and empowering people. It also provides considerable economic benefits to a country and aids societies in achieving long-term peace and stability.
During an unexpected survey team visit, one out of every five educators were away from school, and two out of every five were absent from their classrooms even though they were present at the school. These issues are amplified in distant areas. This type of analysis isn't meant to point fingers at instructors; rather, it's meant to draw attention to systemic resources, administration, and governance flaws that frequently jeopardize teaching quality. This survey was conducted specifically in Africa.
Around the world, there are several social media groups and organizations campaigning for the right to education. Many of these organizations reach out to particular people/families in an attempt to assist their children. Education is not only a right, but it is also an essential component in ensuring the preservation and respect of all human rights and basic freedoms, including those established in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Below are some of the groups and organizations advocating:
Save The Children
Save the Children is a group that advocates for children's rights and other child-related concerns. One of their key areas of interest in education, particularly for children in emergencies and crises, children living in severe poverty, and children experiencing educational prejudice.
Education for Asha
Asha for Education is a volunteer-run charitable group with over 50 chapters worldwide devoted to bringing about socio-economic change in India via the education of impoverished children. Asha offers hundreds of initiatives around India that address a variety of concerns that are impediments to education. They also offer a sponsorship programme that assists specific children in getting access to school, educational materials, and other resources.
Stand for Children
This education advocacy group is dedicated to ensuring that all children have fair and equal access to a high-quality education.
YouthBuild
YouthBuild brings together low-income and disadvantaged kids who do not have access to school, job training, entrepreneurship skills, or other life experiences. It allows these young people to study and further develop their education.
When looking at it, whoever is being affected is not one or the other, it’s an accumulation of aspects. Still, as of now young boys and girls are in the position of not having the right to education in their lives. Due to society being more male-dominant, especially in the past, there were more females out of school, as they were branded for motherhood and their education was seen as a waste of time. When looking at the human race it isn‘t as much of a problem now as it was back then in the colonial days when African Americans had to fight for the right to education. Here in Canada, in Ontario and Nova Scotia by the mid-19th century, there were segregated schools set up. Here they were still given education but in some provinces, white families went against the government to stop black students from going to school. To this day the University of Toronto, Dalhousie, McGill and Queen’s have in some cases rejected black students or black women in general from being accepted. Tying into the racial perspective, people with criminal records are also being affected, e.g.
It is essential not only to us but to other countries as education is essential to a growing economy. Education leads to the awareness of other human rights but also helps with morals and decisions in times of conflict. Education continues to promote human beings and shows them they can go out into the world and seek opportunities. It helps bring out the good in people when having education about these global issues.
Edited by Jamie Zhang
Aliza Raza is a grade 11 student at Bishop Ryan Catholic High School. She enjoys taking photography, reading, and drawing. She enjoys spreading positivity to aid others and utilizing her own creativity in her daily life.
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