If we as a society continue doing nothing, there will soon be no hope for future generations in developing countries. A 206 article written by Dwyane Barbeer estimates that by 2030, 0 years from now, half of the worlds children and youth will either be out of school or failing to learn. Thats .6 billion children that will be robbed of their childhood if something doesnt start happening soon. In a country such as Ghana, 50% of children complete 5th grade, and out of that 50% most of them are unable to comprehend a basic paragraph. A well-developed country such as Australia could change hundreds if not thousands of childrens lives who arent awarded the same opportunities we are. People who lack education are proven to have difficulty getting ahead in life and experience more negative outcomes with their health. Things such as poor health, shorter life spans and minimal employment rates are things that have all been associated with being uneducated. The reasons for the lack of quality education are due to lack of adequately trained teachers, poor conditions of schools, and equity issues related to opportunities provided to rural children. For quality education to be provided to the children of impoverished families, investment is needed in educational scholarships, teacher training workshops, school building, and improvement of water and electricity access to schools. By spreading awareness and recognizing the issues most of these countries are facing, we can save and prevent our future generations from being consumed by poverty and limited education. Amongst reducing poverty, improving health, and sanitation a large extent ensuring that children, youth, and adults benefit from good quali
ty learning opportunities, enabling them to better the future lies in sending unused and excess resources to those impoverished countries. Which ultimately by extension will benefit developed countries.
If developed countries such as Australia dont help in assisting third world countries, our economy will suffer as well by extension. The concept that education equips and enlightens people toward a brighter future is not revolutionary or unusual. At the World Economic Forum in January 2005 in Davos, Switzerland, business and political leaders ranked education as a leading global concern, recognizing it as a key to beating poverty. Decades of study examining the effects of education on the lives of children in the third world reveal that it has extremely positive effects socially, culturally, politically, and economically, as the single most determining factor in improving the lives of women and children. A majority of third-world doctors, nurses, and teachers are barely educated, meaning that a lot of children who are taught and treated by them have higher risks of poorly treated wounds and very limited knowledge. Many third-world countries such as Uganda, Guinea, and countries in the southern parts of Asia play a huge role in participating in the global economy. These countries play a significantly large role in producing most of the goods and products that are shipped internationally for us to use, and by striving for a better education, people in third-world countries will get earn higher incomes, overall benefiting the economy. If we strive to help and better aid these countries, developed countries could excel and achieve a far more improved economy domestically and internationally.