Initiatives: General Initiatives to Reduce the Lack of Education

There are two important facts that can be taken in consideration as effective alternatives to reduce the lack of education. These two facts are reducing poverty and working through foundations.

Reducing Poverty

Poverty is one of the main causes to the lack of education. According to monitoring reports from UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), children in sub-Saharan Africa drop out from school because of the poverty. Some suggestions to reduce poverty are:

·       “Cash transfers to poor families” (Eide, 2011). This suggestion can help the children from poor families to attend school instead of dropping out.

·       “Early childhood nutrition programs” (Eide, 2011). In other words, meal plans. This suggestion helps the children to be prepared to attend school and do not miss or lose concentration. It contributes to their attention to the classes.

·       Reach an education of quality at schools (Eide, 2011). An improvement in the quality of education can reduce the rates of poverty.

Foundations 

Foundations are non-profit organizations which aim is to help to improve or reduce a situation. In this case, social foundations are necessary as a solution to the lack of education. The purpose of a foundation dedicated to education is to help to reduce the lack of education and improve the quality of education through different programs. There are some organizations working to improve education. They are:

·       The Malala Fund https://www.malala.org/

·       Barefoot Foundation http://www.barefootfoundation.com/

·       The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) https://www.wkkf.org/grants/grant/2013/12/w-k-kellogg-foundation-southern-african-scholarship-program-p0128856

·       Rotary International https://www.rotary.org/en/our-causes/supporting-education

·       Africa Foundation http://www.africafoundation.org.za/

·       Roger Federer Foundation http://www.rogerfedererfoundation.org/en/what-we-do/education-in-africa/

·       Face for Africa https://www.faceforafrica.com/

·       Africa Educational Trust https://africaeducationaltrust.org/

·       The Africa Education Foundation http://www.aefna.org/

·       Build Africa https://www.build-africa.org/

·       Michael and Susan Dell Foundation https://www.build-africa.org/

·       The Africa Project http://theafricaproject.com/our-priorities/education/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw6rXeBRD3ARIsAD9ni9DSFaegdpQGSEx3qVTMjw4HYcil0Xq1m4fgemEVMudx3qeuuAcuFXgaAjQgEALw_wcB

·       K-Hope http://www.k-hope.org/

·       Tiso Foundation http://tisofoundation.co.za/

·       Aid for Africa https://www.aidforafrica.org/category/issues/education/

More foundations like these can be opened to reduce the lack of education. Volunteering to be part of these foundation is a way to contribute to reduce the lack of education too.

Reminder:

To reduce the lack of education it is important not just reducing it but improving it as well. The application of the general initiatives is the first step to reduce and the improving is the second step to reach an education of quality to eradicate the lack of education. Many countries face not just a lack of education, but they face a lack of quality in their education. Other initiatives to reach this step can be carried out by:

·       Governments

·       Schools

·       International Organizations

·       Private Sector

References:

Eide, H. (2011, October 16). How to reduce poverty’s impact on education. Retrieved from https://gemreportunesco.wordpress.com/2011/10/16/how-to-reduce-poverty%E2%80%99s-impact-on-education/

Fuentes, D. (2014, May 19). How to prevent lack of education. Retrieved from https://prezi.com/s3xap42utc4j/how-to-prevent-lack-of-education/