Why Does This Matter?
● Education is a universal human right, everyone no matter where they are should get access to education.
● Education helps children avoid exploitation because they have to be at school and not at work.
● Workers can find out the basic knowledge and safety of where they work → Since workers right now do not know the hazards they are facing everyday, we can increase their knowledge by sending them to school.
● Education will open opportunities for new jobs. The people will start to develop new ideas for work and businesses, consequently meaning that they will promote economic growth in the country.
● Education empowers women and children to make safer and healthier decisions for …show more content…
We want to have multiple teams working to build schools in different countries, so that the kids there can receive a proper education. We want the schools built to support more than 300 children and to be durable so that the schools can face whatever obstacles that may come their way. In ten years, we hope to have built 40 or more schools. These schools will help spread education to every location in the world.
Our Focus:
Our focus is to build schools and wells in developing countries. Many girls in developing countries cannot go to school because they have to walk a long distance to fetch water for their families. If we build wells near the schools we can allow children to support their family with water and with education. We will teach children how to read and write, as well as other subjects that are relevant to the global society and their local one. We also want kids to learn how to support themselves through trade and building goods.
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● The cost of building a school in developing countries is too high. → Due to the fact that many developing countries are struggling economically, they don’t have the expenses to spare building schools.
● Education is not a top priority in developing countries, getting food on the table however is.
● 1 in 4 children cannot read and this number is steadily increasing, consequently meaning the legacy of illiteracy is being passed on stronger than ever.
● Children attending schools are not being taught basic reading or math skills.
● Poor quality of education → The teachers are typically uneducated only receiving a high school education at most.
● The learning environment is typically terrible with many abusive and horrible teachers that just skim through the curriculum. → Most schools, in Africa and India especially, are built using mud and sticks that wash away whenever there is heavy rain or during the monsoon season.
● High dropout rate → As children get older and stronger, they are required to help their family by getting a job, which means they must quit school. Many of these children end up working in child labour, small family businesses, plantations or