Mission Heal | Helping the Less Fortunate Children In India

It is a sad statistic that a large majority of the India children still succumb to lack of proper health care. To help better the situation and give each child a chance in life, the number of NGOs focusing on the health of these kids is on a steady surge. These NGOs are actively working hand in hand with the central government to ensure that each child can access proper healthcare in their local communities which is consequently proving to be an effective initiative in saving the lives of these children. Besides the lack of proper heath care, another major problem facing the Indian children today is the child labor cases which are common in rural and remote areas especially in communities that practice agriculture but cannot afford enough income to sustain the family. As such, these families tend to make their children work in the fields to supplement on the income for the family.

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Another common problem facing the Indian children and which mission heal is dedicated to eradicating is lack of education for the children. It is a sad statistic that close to 7.1 million children have never stepped foot in a school. Mission heal has actively engaged these kids facilitating them to access proper education to enjoy equal chances in life with other well off children across the country. Even those who get a chance to join schools at a tender age, chances are that most of these children will not have a chance to complete their education before dropping out. Once out of school, the only thing these children are left to do is fed for the family working in farms or other areas. These children are at the same time denied the chance to enjoy their childhood.

Mission heal has been actively running sensitization campaigns in areas where these cases are deep rooted informing the local communities of the need to educate their children and why they should free them from child labor. Besides, child labor is punishable by law in India. Unfortunately, due to lack of enforcement of these laws, the number of children subjected to child labor is on a steady increase. Mission heal also runs schools where these kids are educated freely and where they can enjoy their childhood playing like very other kid instead of working.

Brighter future for children

As we already know, education opens doors to better career opportunity. In the endeavor to cut the rampant poverty in the country, educating the children has been proven a sure way to secure a poverty free future for the communities. This is one of the reasons why one of the key incentives by Mission heal in India is ensuring that every child gets a chance in school and is able to complete their education. Although the main reason why these children are not put through school is due to lack of adequate funds, putting them to labor is does them more harm than good.