Boys' Brigade, 50th Company

Boys' Brigade, 50th Company

Learn more about Literacy!

Hello there! Welcome to our blog!

We are a group of cadets from the Singapore 50th Boys' Brigade Company searching for ways to share with you our research on 'Literacy In Our World'.

This is so that we may be well prepared with the knowledge of the global issue, people are facing with Literacy.

We also aim to identify the implications this global issue have on us and the world.

By knowing more, we could make informed decisions before providing service and giving assistance to our community.

Do take a look around our blog and have fun learning more about the world issue on Literacy!


Playing Our Part

  
  
 Why should we play our part?
How can we contribute?
When should we start contributing?
 
     We should play our part in tackling Illiteracy as all illiterate individuals are potential builders of modern society. We ought to not be selfish and greedy towards the disadvantaged and instead, we should help them receive one of the most basic fundamental human right. The right to communicate. 

     Our world has addressed this issue and is working on to provide assistance to countries with low literacy rates. We believe that we could do more and support organisations targeted to increase literacy rates.

     When should we start? Now, of course. We have to take immediate action, else our global economical and social state would never improve for the better. We can't live our lives gaining benefits for our own and neglect the lives in greater need of these benefits. Let us all come together and play our part to combat Illiteracy.

"
What if the cure for cancer was trapped inside the mind of someone who can't afford an education" - Unknown

Listed below are some good websites that encourage us ways we could play our part:

* http://magazine.good.is/articles/how-to-5-ways-to-help-functionally-illiterate-adults

* http://money.howstuffworks.com/economics/volunteer/opportunities/volunteer-with-the-illiterate.htm

* http://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/sep/21/adult-illiteracy-westfield

* http://www.villagelife.org/news/archives/func_illiterate.html

* http://www.examiner.com/article/helping-illiterate-adult-students-succeed