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September 8 Is International Literacy Day

There Is Still Time To Change Things

A child of Indian migrant labourers interacts with a teacher at a 'Tent School' run by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) 'Concern for Working Children (CWC)' in Bangalore on September 7, 2011 on the eve of 'International Literacy Day'. The provisional 2011 census figures show that the southwestern Indian state of Karnataka?s literacy rate has improved from 66 per cent to 75.60, with more girls than boys enrolling in educational schemes in the past decade. AFP PHOTO/ Manjunath Kiran (Photo credit should read Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images)

A child of Indian migrant labourers interacts with a teacher at a ‘Tent School’ run by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) ‘Concern for Working Children (CWC)’ on the eve of ‘International Literacy Day’.

You may think the future is bleak for those that suffer under this but it’s not. And you can change it while there is still time on the clock and determination in your heart.

Taking a leaf out of the books of organizations such as the World Literacy of Canada (WLC) that fights this battle on a daily basis. They help promote adult learning with the help of local community based organizations and other countries too can follow in these steps. Amongst the many social evils that hinder this progress, child education is a must if there is to be hope of a brighter future as learning during our growing years helps develop an innate love for learning and desire to develop.