Friday, February 8, 2013

Walkathon

A recent survey unveiled that there are around 793 million adult illiterates in the world- mostly from third world countries. Out of which, two thirds are women[Source: Wikipedia]. According to 2011 census, Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) stands 24th in literacy ranking out of 28 states in India. It’s a huge 7% difference compared to the national’s 74.04%. A.P.’s government has come up with many programs to eradicate illiteracy; however the progress is languishing at a snail’s pace.

We, the EFF team initiated an event-Walkathon, supported by PurpleTalk Inc, with a cause: ‘EDUCATE A CHILD’. The walk was about appealing to people of the nation to educate a child as a contribution to society. Here ‘educating’ doesn’t mean we have to go to a class and teach; there are so many ways to volunteer towards eradicating illiteracy from the nation, such as–          
·         Sponsor a child’s education.
·         Adopt a classroom.
·         Counsel parents of the drop outs.
·         Organize education awareness programs in slums/rural areas.
·         People passionate about teaching can teach students remotely using technology.
·         Visit a school nearby to figure out their problems.


Along with EFF one more NGO joined the event, it is ‘MAD’ (Make a Difference) which is working towards empowering underprivileged children through education.

Details of the event:
Date: 25-Jan-2013
Time: 4pm onwards
Venue: KBR Park, Banjara Hills, Hyderad
Pamphlet


Snaps from the event: 
In front of KBR Park
Giving a brief explanation about EFF and MAD


Volunteers cheering J


Busy bees take out time to join the walk!


And that was a never ending line; people were joining in at every corner of the walk!


Distributing the pamphlets to passersby


No one can stop us!


And that was a fantastic evening, with pleasant climate!


Everyone had a lot of fun along with the walk! 





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