Education Alleviates Poverty

written by Irenerose Susi

To eradicate lack of education, The Millennium Development Goal ensures that by 2015, universal primary education will be achieved. The Department of Education said that they aim to pull back 5.6 million from 6-15 years old out of school youth through their ReACH (Reaching All Children) project. This goal opened the door of hope to end poverty.

Jesli Lapus of the DepEd states that there will be a second enrolment in October that will target the unschooled students. They will be given the chance to catch up through the Alternative Learning modules. This initiative of the DepEd to promote education for all will be a tool to boost everyone’s ability.

At this point in time, poverty is still the main problem of our country. Sad to say she can only compete in terms of economy against Bangladesh, and we have been overtaken by Vietnam. This problem could be attributed to the lack of education a great number of our youth is suffering from. By providing a way for them to be enlightened on the value of education, the youth will understand the meaning of dreams, plans, skills and discipline. And there will be a shift from self-preservation to nation-preservation, which is to alleviate poverty.

Today, the globe has been turned into an industry, and technological competition among countries is the rule of the day rather than the exemption. In order to survive these, our youth should be “coerced” in pursuing education. And the DepEd is on the right track in pursuing its project ReACH.