Uplifting Lives Through Education - A Glimpse Of Work Done BY NGO Vidya Chetana

Education has a multi-dimensional impact on children. Receiving education at the right age allows for age-appropriate cognitive, social, emotional, and interpersonal development. And being able to pursue and complete higher education enables children to achieve their goals in life and become self-dependent adults who can contribute to the society’s progress. Reason being this, not only the government and world organisations, but several non-profit organisations also work towards making education accessible to all sections of the society. In the grassroot level, NGOs create awareness and garner support to help underprivileged children receive education.3

As an NGO for education, Vidya Chetana has been supporting children since 2009. Through its Scholarship Program, this NGOsupports higher education of socio-economically underprivileged and differently-abled students. Recently, it has also added students who lost their parents in the COVID-19 pandemic under its umbrella of beneficiaries. While school provides the foundation, higher studies open up a world of desirable livelihood opportunities. So that every child can fulfil their dreams and goals, Vidya Chetana gives a platform for donors to sponsor for education of underprivileged children pursuing PUC (10+2), Degree, Engineering or Medical Courses. This means, when you donate, you lend a hand in preparing socio-economically underprivileged students to take on the world.

So far, this NGO for education has supported education of 5,775 children with the help of 1,375 generous donors. Along with providing scholarship, Vidya Chetana grooms the beneficiaries to make them career-ready with various development programmes such as career counselling, life skill sessions, 21st century skills sessions, and Employability Readiness Program, to mention a few.

Impact of education on children and society

Education has an everlasting impact on children and the society. When you sponsor for education:

·       The immediate impact is:

-        You help underprivileged children to pursue and complete their preferred stream of higher education.  

·       The eventual impacts are:

-        Education empowers students with knowledge and skill required to attain their career goals.

-        Opens up promising employment opportunities.

-        Improves their socio-economic status and enables them to break free from the poverty cycle.

-        Generations of self-dependent and resourceful adults positively contributes to the society and the country’s progress.

Visible impacts of education

·       “The scholarship I received from Vidya Chetana helped me to complete my final year BTech, following which I also secured a placement in IBM. I am extremely grateful to Vidya Chetana for helping me achieve my goal”, says Sahana, a BTech Graduate from Presidency University, Bengaluru and a Vidya Chetana Alumni.

·       “I could complete my Engineering only because of the scholarship I received from Vidya Chetana. After completing my studies, I immediately got a placement in DXA Technology. I am thankful to the team of Vidya Chetana for supporting my education”, says Yathish K.S., a B.E. Mechanical Graduate from RVCE, Bengaluru and a Vidya Chetana Alumni.

Make a difference

As a resourceful and responsible citizen of the society, help underprivileged children to get their share of rightful education. Sponsor for education of a deserving child today and take pride in being an important link in the journey of transforming the society.