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In first-world countries, students tend to take education for granted. For most children in these countries where wealth is more abundant than in many other parts of the world, going to school is as normal and as much a part of daily life as getting up, brushing your teeth and getting dressed. Unfortunately, there are scores of children across the globe who live in extreme poverty, hardship, and war zones who don\u2019t have the privilege or benefit of education.<\/p>\n

As a response to these children and their needs, foundations have sprung up worldwide to aid in reducing the problem and helping kids to get the building blocks they need for a better future. Using their resources, creativity, drive, and dedication, these associations, non-profits, and foundations are taking essential steps in big and small ways to ensure that deserving children who don\u2019t have access to educational opportunities can get the schooling they need. Here are just a few examples of how these committed individuals and groups are making an impact in their own communities and worldwide.<\/p>\n

Standing Up For Early Childhood Education<\/h3>\n

UNICEF is the United Nations\u2019 agency for children and in terms of education as a \u201cfundamental human right\u201d and is working to \u201cprotect the right of every child to an education.\u201d The organization says that across the world, more than half of children aged 3 to 6, a total of 159 million children, have no access to pre-primary education<\/a>, which it says is one of the key factors that levels the playing field and help children reach their potential. The benefits of early education for children are numerous, and UNICEF is one of the agencies working to make a difference.<\/p>\n

The organization shares many of its success stories on its website. Among these are the stories of multi ethnic communities where education in different languages is extending educational opportunities to children who would have been previously left behind, such as the rural Ratanak Kiri in Cambodia in the country\u2019s far northeast. Now, children there are able to learn in a preschool that teaches in their mother tongue as well as Khmer, the country\u2019s official language.<\/p>\n

Giving Orphaned Children a Chance<\/h3>\n

Across the globe in Uzbekistan, the country\u2019s ambassador to UNESCO, another UN agency, is working to bring education and other resources to children who have been abandoned or orphaned. These children are often forgotten in orphanages, left without the care and nurturing that every child needs and deserves. Without strong advocates to speak up for them and work on their behalf, they are unable to grow in an environment that can provide them with the tools they need for a productive future.<\/p>\n

This ambassador, Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva<\/a>, founded the You Are Not Alone Foundation, whose mission is to provide \u201ccomprehensive assistance and support to children left without parental care.\u201d Karimova-Tillyaeva embarked upon a survey of the orphanages in Uzbekistan to identify critical needs and then took action to make things better. With her foundation\u2019s Mercy Homes, orphanages have been equipped with basic facilities that they were previously lacking, including medical units and sporting facilities.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, her foundation implemented educational centers, employing experts to nurture children in need to develop their full potential. Thanks to the foundation\u2019s education center, it said that more than 2,500 children from orphanages and low-income families, as well as children with disabilities, have received training and over 240 have gone on to study at the country\u2019s top universities. Now, these children who previously wouldn\u2019t have had the chance to make the most of their innate gifts are able to become strong and contributing members of their local communities, thanks to the work of Karimova-Tillyaeva and her foundation.<\/p>\n

Empowering Girls To Succeed<\/h3>\n

One of the most well-known organizations in terms of support to children is Save the Children. It has various programs for helping provide children in need with educational opportunities. In particular, it offers a program directed towards education for girls called Every Last Girl. Young women in impoverished areas are often at a double disadvantage when it comes to education, due to discrimination, early marriage, violence, or human trafficking. But Alice Albright, the CEO of Global Partnership for Education, says that educating more girls<\/a> \u201cleads to remarkable social, economic and health gains.\u201d<\/p>\n

Never Take Your Education For Granted<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re currently a student, these stories are a good reminder to never take your own educational opportunities and studies for granted. What\u2019s more, you can also be a catalyst for change in your own community. Just like international organizations such as UNICEF and Save the Children, as well as leading individuals such as Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva<\/a>, your unique contribution can make a difference. By sharing what you know with those in need, and perhaps even getting involved in local, national, or international educational initiatives for children, you can be an important part of the solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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