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Peace: It's Importance to us!
What is Peace? Peace itself is a very beautiful and a powerful word. Peace simply means being in a place, where no hatred exists and every corner is filled with love, care and respect; where conflicts are handled peacefully. Peace is a Human Right and it's a Right for Everyone! Why Peace is so important? As peace is a basic human right, it is very, very important that we are have peace in all the possible aspects. For example, peace in policymaking processes, peaceful diplomatic relations with other nations etc. Should we add Peace Education to our education system? Well, yes, we should add...
Terms of Education
Now the education system is becoming money oriented. Only those who have money are able to afford quality education. In India, government colleges admit fewer students, where will those people who can't get in go? Private institutions are charging way more than a middle-class father can afford. In a country where engineering is the first option selected by every student, the fees keep the students away from their dreams. So it's a request to make education affordable and accessible for everyone. This blog was submitted as part of the #LetMeLearn campaign special call for entries.
Why Education is important!
Have you ever wondered how powerful education can be in everyone's life? I believe, most of you must have heard one of the most famous quote by Nelson Mandela on education, that is "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Today, I'm able to write this only because of my education. Even in today's modern world, we people are still fighting to get the RIGHT TO EDUCATION! Through this blog, I want to make a request to world leaders to focus on EDUCATION, because it's the sector where our betterment starts. My Story: How I learnt the importance of education...
Education: My right, my fight, not a privilege
Education for long has been either an excuse to appreciate someone for their achievements or something annoying to a few. But who decides who will have access to education and who will not? In the modern world, we are facing copious crises and scarcity of quality education is just one of many. I have had the privilege of receiving quality education since childhood; that's what makes me confident, self-efficient and also knowledgeable. But what about those who deserve education but can't access it due to their dire conditions? My idea is to spread education, the fruit of knowledge. In Indian...
Answering The Call On The Learning Crisis
It is this time of year that children around the world are beginning to head back to school. For many, this will be their first close to normal school year since the 2018-2019 school year. On March 11th, 2020, the World Health Organization deemed the coronavirus a global pandemic and by month's end, schools around the world closed down. Now, over 900 days later, as students begin to return to school, the world is faced with the unprecedented issue of a global learning crisis. While we always knew that the pandemic's unnatural, virtual, & mixed education program that was forced upon communities...
Islamophobia and terrorism
It is really unfortunate how people judge fellow human beings on the basis of religion, culture and identity. I believe that Islamophobia is mainly a result of terrorist activities done by terrorist groups like ISIS and Taliban, who do hold a pan-Islamic ideology, but no one should not forget that Syrian and Afghani soldiers fighting against these terrorist groups are also Muslim. An example of Islamophobia is when a person drove a van through a Muslim crowd coming out of Finsbury Park mosque after prayer and yelled '' I will kill all Muslims". This attack took place on the 18th of July, 2017...
Women's empowerment and its importance for children
Empowerment means self-realization around my ability to be independent, recognize my abilities and work to improve my present situation. Therefore, female empowerment refers to breaking gender gaps, optimizing my role as a woman in my surroundings, and taking action. In Costa Rica, in two indigenous communities and one rural community, Dìwö Ambiental, the non-governmental organization I work for, promotes women's empowerment through the Green Generation Program. This empowerment reflects in the community functions that these women exercise as decision-makers, leaders, mothers, and heads of...
Eradicate poverty by ending conflicts
For the last three years till June 2017, I was contracted to work for a commercial bank in a Sub-Saharan African country. I worked for the bank as a credit analyst for small businesses. With an educational background in business and experience working in the banking sector on microfinance, I came to the following realization. Small businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa are often faced with a slow, stagnant growth and lack of peace and harmony between owners and stakeholders. The three years working with the financial institution brought me to consider these somehow ethical questions: Why is there...
This summer, let’s spare a thought for our pachyderm friends
For the past several months, elephant owners in Kerala (India) have been protesting to lift the ban preventing Ramachandran, one of the State’s tallest and most popular captive elephants, from taking part in the Thrissur Pooram, an iconic festival in the State. Over the years, Raman, as he is lovingly called, has been a festival favourite, but was barred after he ran amok last February, killing two people and injuring several others. Such a ban, if lifted, goes directly against the order issued by the Chief Wildlife Warden that banned the parading of elephants during festivals. In the past...
We need more storytellers
A not long time ago, my mom, my friend and I visited the Museum Nasional Indonesia in Jakarta, Indonesia. It’s the biggest museum in South East Asia. Ain’t no doubt it’s a national treasure, a precious place to visit. They have so many marvelous exhibitions. There are many historical artifacts in enormous size, preserved animal, gold, and much more. Looking at those display's will 'wow' you. But there’s a significant factor that made my trip amazing. I owe my amazing time to the museum tour guide. On the museum complex, there are 3 buildings. When I arrived, we were directed to a colonial...
Tolly Dolly Posh: fashion + sustainability
Speak another language
I think learning another language can make a big difference in our future. It brings a lot of opportunities if we want to apply to good school programs in another language. We are the future and what's better than being ready with the best supplies to make change. Just imagine the many opportunities kids can have if they know more than one language. The difference they can make in society, how much better their future can be. What if it was more than one kid? What about a hundred? I see the benefits of learning a language in my school. As young adults, most of us don't know more than fifty...
The migrant crisis: a danger for the European Union, or an opportunity to be human?
Can Europe be united in diversity?
VOY Short Filmmaking Workshops: Participants' Workbook
Education—The only path to light
My mother is a wise woman. Born in a family with six siblings, she was initially deprived of education. She pleaded her parents for tuition from grade one to grade nine, but as she received their offer till high school, her father was no longer able to afford the bill. Although my mother is now a successful entrepreneur, when talking about school, she is filled with yearning and tears. Her dream is to go to college, walk around the campus, read books, and exchange ideas with the world’s greatest thinkers. But since she was unable to go to school, she missed many beautiful things in life...
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How I built valuable relationships in northern Nigeria
On the 18th of October, 2018, I received my call up letter for the mandatory youth service, NYSC. It wasn’t long after my return from Ghana after my graduation ceremony. I didn’t even have to check the letter before my friend Wisdom said, “You’ve been posted to Yobe state”. I snatched the letter from his hands and there it was, boldly written; Yobe state. For a moment, my head was blank. I simply couldn’t understand why it had to be Yobe state of all the 36 states in Nigeria! To begin my worries, I did not go to school in Nigeria and most of my colleagues in school did not enroll for service...
Five countries host half of the world’s poorest people
Last week I read an article from the internet saying that, “Half of the world's poorest people, live in just five countries which are Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Ethiopia and Bangladesh”. I was so amazed to find out that only five countries host half of the world's poorest people. When I tried to find out more about these countries I learned that armed conflicts, climate change effects and the development model they chose can contribute to their poverty conditions. In our quest to eliminate poverty in these and other countries we must address these interlinked problems. First...