Though all corporates are involved in CSR activities, it is the sheer magnitude and impact of the company’s endeavor in this field that motivated me to take up this cause on a personal level. Hence, in undergraduate college, I joined “Sankalp”, an NGO that aims to provide free and quality education to underprivileged children in the college’s locality. The NGO runs five centers near the institute, and it is managed by the alumni and students of the institute.
As a part of the NGO, I used to teach kids on the weekends in a center near the institute and on an average, the classes had a decent turnout. The locality primarily housed migrated labor families, where men were mainly working as skilled laborers in the nearby small-scale industry. While most of the ladies were illiterate and stayed back at home to take care of daily chores. We realized that the illiteracy among these ladies inhibited the education and learning of their kids to some extent, hence we initiated an adult literacy class to empower them. Though, because of initial inhibitions, the attendance was very low. However, due to our persistent efforts through awareness drives, we were able to motivate a significant portion of the ladies in the locality to attend the class. Hopefully, this helped a lot of families and looking back at this helps me realize the impact I have made, even if it’s infinitesimal in proportion.
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