Group 5_C | SDG 4 : Quality Education
Introduction to SDG The death of a father can be a difficult time to go through in anybody’s life. Having to take up the responsibility of your family, as an uneducated woman of 18 years of age will make it much more difficult. And that is exactly what Seema Kumari from Wair, UP, had to go through. And yet, she rose spectacularly. She now runs a tailoring centre in her village, and handles everything, makes bank transactions, and is upskilling her tailoring venture using measurements. She thanks Shiksha+, an adult education program of the Shiv Nadar Foundation. “Seema has changed for good. Her overall personality has also transformed. She is more confident”, says Baby Gola, her former teacher. That is the kind of impact education can have on a person’s life. Seema’s story is one of millions who have uplifted themselves through education. Education has the potential to transform one’s personality, skill sets, interactions with others, and thus drastically improve one’s outl...