Blog Action Day: Fight Poverty through Education
October 15, 2008 by Miranda Marquit
Filed under Finance
I have long believed that charitable giving is essential to a healthy and well-rounded personal finance situation. And with this year’s Blog Action Day focus on poverty, charitably giving is even more on my mind.
One thing that I think can help fight poverty is providing opportunities for education. Education can help those in third-world countries (and our own) gain the skills and knowledge they need to better their circumstances and their communities. One of the ways you can fight poverty is to donate to organizations that make the education of the underprivileged their goal.
One of the three programs I donate to regularly is the Perpetual Education Fund set up by the LDS Church. This is a program that provides low-cost educational loans to those in poverty. The point is to encourage those in third-world countries to 1) Get an education so they can take care of themselves and 2) Become contributing members of their communities so that they can take care of others as well.
I like the idea of helping people help themselves. It is one of the most effective ways to fight poverty, since it encourages those helped to continue the good work, with poverty-fighting efforts rippling outward.
What causes do you donate to in order to help fight poverty?
The chain of recovery goes like this. Basic/Primary level of education -> Vocational skills so they can earn for themselves -> Higher/Semi-higher education -> Higher vocational skills. Folks in poor regions do not have time to complete their education, drop their uniforms and look for a job. They need earning skills in addition to education. To get off from this, food is provided free in few African and Asian nations so people are attracted towards schools.
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I have grown in an area where we experiences difficulties in today life. I was think how can I improve the standard of my area and fight poverty so that my community can benefit and see what I really mean in life.
How I can empower my people and educate them.
Acting in a situation without first informing oneself of the circumstances of the situation can lead to even the most well-intended actions yielding miserable consequences. ,
A worthy goal! Good luck to you!