Vidya Chetana Salutes Selfless Work Of Volunteers On World Humanitarian Day

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19th August 2003 is the day when bombings at the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq killed 22 humanitarian workers along with Sergio Vieira de Mello, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq. In 2008, the United Nations designated this day as World Humanitarian Day (WHD) to commemorate and salute all humanitarian workers and those who provide aid, food, shelter, healthcare and protection to the needy. The theme for this year’s WHD campaign is, “It takes a village” which is a metaphor for the amount of help this world requires to provide aid to the needy. It is an indication for all of us to join hands for societal causes and remove all inequalities.

Among the many societal causes in need of attention, education is one of the most critical. Even though education is a basic fundamental right for all citizens, India still has 287 Million uneducated people. Keeping the socio-economic factor in mind, along with the rise in unemployment levels and poverty rates, Vidya Chetana, an NGO for education has been working towards this cause with its NGO volunteers to provide aid for the education of underprivileged ...
... and meritorious students.

About Vidya Chetana:
Vidya Chetana is an education scholarship programme initiated in 2009 by Youth for Seva. It provides NGO Scholarship for poor students who are meritorious, but require financial aid for their higher education. This scholarship covers the cost of education for Intermediate, degree, engineering and medical levels of education for the students from socio-economically underprivileged backgrounds, specially-abled students, and students who lost their parents during COVID-19 pandemic.

Vidya Chetana is supported by 1,12,443 NGO volunteers who work towards spreading awareness about the scholarship programme as well as identifying students who are in dire need of help to continue their education. This World Humanitarian Day, Vidya Chetana salutes each one of their NGO volunteers who are enabling higher education for meritorious students from socio-economically challenging backgrounds. The support from these volunteers are facilitating Vidya Chetana to inch towards the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN, i.e., SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 4 - Quality Education, SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, and SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities.

Support the efforts of the volunteers:
The tireless efforts of Vidya Chetana’s NGO volunteers is resulting in fruitful outcomes in the form of educated students and independent adults. The NGO scholarship for poor students prepares all its beneficiaries for the real world job scenario with their following programmes:
● Career counselling and mentorship
● 21st century skills training
● Employability Readiness Programme

As a donor, you can chose to support this NGO Scholarship for poor students by contributing in multiple ways as mentioned below:
● Instant online donation towards student’s education - PUC(Intermediate), Degree, Engineering, or Medical courses.
● Join Vidya Chetana as a CSR partner.
● Organise a fundraiser for Vidya Chetana.

By contributing to Vidya Chetana this World Humanitarian Day, you will not only empower the students, but also receive the following benefits as a donor:
● Regular progress updates of the student you have supported.
● A chance to meet the student as well as send and receive messages to the student (through Vidya Chetana).
● Tax exemption certificate on all contributions of ₹500 and above as per Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.

Conclusion:
This World Humanitarian Day, partner with Vidya Chetana to help underprivileged, meritorious students receive scholarships for their higher education. This year be a humanitarian, join hands to fight against the prevailing inequalities in a basic human right - education! Contribute to transform a student’s life with education, the stepping stone for the development and prosperity of the nation.

Author Profile:
Vidya Chetana Scholarship Program is an initiative of Youth for Seva to support higher education of socio-economically underprivileged students. Your support will help students wanting to pursue PUC (Intermediate), Degree, Engineering, and Medical Courses. Your contribution towards the Scholarship Program will help students continue their education as well as qualify you to receive tax exemption on your donated amount (₹500 & above).

For further information:
https://vidyachetana.in/ngo-working-for-education
https://vidyachetana.in/