Access To Education As A Social Justice Issue

Access to Education

Social justice issue

Due to various reasons, developing countries lack an access to education, creating a ripple effect in coming generations. In 2015, the number of illiterate adults worldwide reached 745.1 million, not to mention around 114 million young people lack basic reading and writing skills. The lack of education is the cause of poverty, and the reason there is no education is that of poverty itself. This is an issue which needs to be taken care of by the more fortunate countries by donations, volunteers, and overall help. In developing countries, public school is not funded; the cost of uniforms, books, and teachers are funded solely by the students’ families. For low-income countries, each year of additional

The few reasons children do not have access to schools is due to health, sex, and culture (religion, ethnicity, language). Learning is a vital part of brain and social development, which these people lack. This leads to poverty, illness, and unemployment; due to the illiteracy of most adults, the risk of no schooling for the children is doubled and they drop out by the age of two. More than 72 million children around the world are unschooled to this day. Those who can afford to school in those countries are forced into oversized classes full of students with different levels of education due to a lack of teachers which prevents a child from learning to their full potential. Those most affected are girls and women, who make up over 54% of the population who aren’t schooled. That is because girls are used for housework and taking care of the men, while the men go out and receive some education. This is a social justice problem because according to the Catholic principles of social justice, all humans have the right to have their dignity respected by receiving education, food/water, shelter, clothing, and work. By staying uneducated, the given population will not be able to have their dignity respected when it comes to any of the listed

Paul and Minneapolis, and The Catholic Relief Services. The Catholic World Mission stated, “Our mission is to alleviate material and spiritual poverty by empowering the poor and sharing the Gospel of Christ.” This Catholic organization focuses on alleviating suffering, illuminating the mind, and igniting the Spirit. Their main goals are to eliminate the lack of education, to dignify living, to evangelize, and disaster relief. Unlike other organizations that accept funding from the government, this organization is only accountable to caring neighbours and God to fulfill their goals. They do not comply with restrictions and regulations that prevent them from evangelizing. They created the Mano Amiga school system, which has run for nearly 50 years, helping more than 22,000 children across 38 M.A.S. throughout the world. This Catholic organization has helped make a difference by creating a whole new school system (Mano Amiga S.S) which is solely dedicated to helping those unfortunate enough to not receive an education, be given an