Education is both the means as well as the end to a better life: the means because it empowers an individual to earn his/her livelihood and the end because it increases one’s awareness on a range of issues – from healthcare to appropriate social behavior to understanding one’s rights – and in the process help him/her evolve as a better citizen.
Doubtless, education is the most powerful catalyst for social transformation. But child education cannot be done in isolation. A child will go to school only if the family, particularly the mother, is assured of healthcare and empowered. Moreover, when an elder sibling is relevantly skilled to be employable and begins earning, the journey of empowerment continues beyond the present generation.
Realizing this, KSWS an NGO in India, beginning in the corridors of education, adopted a lifecycle approach of development, focusing its interventions on children, their families, and the larger community.
KSWS believes that unless members of civil society are involved proactively in the process of development, sustainable change will not happen. KSWS sensitizes and engages civil society, making it an active partner in all its welfare initiatives.
Today, many children in India are out of school – surrounded by poverty, illness, and despair; they are fighting a daily battle for their survival. Together, we can help a child and bring hope to their lives. Together, we can bring change and make it last.