What Do Organizations Know about How to Combat Illiteracy?
When it comes to knowing how to combat illiteracy, organizations and governments have learned a lot about effective approaches both for children and adults.
Children who live in poverty often have illiterate parents. Reading and writing can lead to better-paying jobs and a chance to break out of poverty. Without these skills, many parents are left doing manual day labor jobs, such as brick-making or agricultural labor in fields. Rarely are these jobs enough to maintain expenses for basic needs let alone enough to support a family in the traditional way.
This is why children are often taken out of school. There is no money for school expenses, so children are left to fend for themselves at home or on the streets while their parents are at work. They may also be taken out of school to care for other siblings or even to start work themselves. This is where organizations can intervene and disrupt the cyclical nature of illiteracy by helping to keep children in school.
GFA’s Child Sponsorship Program is a key strategy in the fight against illiteracy. When a child is sponsored, the child and their family receive key resources and support which helps keep the child in school. Resources like clean water, medical care, nutritious food and tutoring assistance can make a huge difference in a child getting educated and being able to break the cycle of poverty.
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