Educating and Motivating the Disadvantaged Individuals | Psychology for UPSC Optional (Notes) PDF Download

Addressing Dependency through Empowerment

When we provide aid to the poor and needy, we also increase their dependency on us. A positive and permanent change will occur if we give them a chance or an opportunity. Please make a new system based on mutual aid that inspires people to advance and keeps their pride intact as they work.

Shifting Focus: Education and Empowerment

While aiding the poor and disadvantaged individuals in terms of monetary or physical challenges in the forms of providing education and other basic facilities are appreciated, it is more important to focus on helping those in need develop the skills, relationships, and confidence they need to become self-sufficient.

Educating and Motivating the Disadvantaged Individuals: Many people are living in poverty, and many others are physically challenged in India. Most of them have difficulty obtaining even the most fundamental needs, such as food, water, clothes, and a safe place to live. World Bank statistics show that while India has achieved great strides in the economic and social realms since independence, more than 23.4% of the country's population still lives in poverty. Shockingly, 276 million individuals in India get by on less than $1.25 a day when adjusted for inflation. When the government cannot respond effectively, non-governmental organizations and charities must intervene. Starting dishing out subsidies to the poor is not the answer to ending poverty. Achieving personal economic progress and contributing to one's own, one's community's, and one's country's growth necessitates providing people with the resources they need to do so (high-quality education, health, security, professional skills, etc.).

Ways to Educate and Motivate

1. Providing financial support to non-governmental organizations (NGOs): The children of today (tomorrow's leaders) are being set up for success by organizations like Save the Children, giving them access to the resources they need to succeed. Through programs that improve access to education, healthcare, and protection from harm and harm, as well as disaster relief and rehabilitation, this organization is giving disadvantaged kids a fighting chance at a happy and productive childhood. The goal is to help the most disadvantaged kids in India become responsible, productive individuals who can break the cycle of poverty.
2. Engage in fundraising: If helping India's impoverished is something one feels deeply about, one can do more than provide money. Raise money in a variety of ways by using his/her network. Activities include marathons, concerts, birthday parties, and other fundraising activities. Crowdfunding is a relatively new method of obtaining money online, and crowdfunding is financing a social initiative by soliciting many donors to contribute relatively modest sums.
3. Supplies Collecting Campaign: One way to assist the poor and the needy is to organize drives to collect food, clothing, books, blankets, and other supplies. Drives to collect donations may be organized at learning, employment, or community places, and the results will find their way to those in need. In order to aid the less fortunate, this is among the most convenient options available. Get in touch with groups helping the disadvantaged to find exactly what they need, and then set up a collection drive where people may drop off gifts (maybe at a nearby school or business) and ask for matching funds from their employers.
4. Education for Underprivileged: Helping the underprivileged via the dissemination of information. Getting a good education is the first step in escaping difficult circumstances. Poor and disadvantaged people may develop as persons and have a greater chance of a successful future if given free education. A good education may improve one's employment prospects, career prospects, problem-solving skills, and overall quality of life. Because of the power of education, the poor and the needy may rise from their circumstances and become self-sufficient, independent, and better individuals. We can empower the underprivileged via education to become self-reliant and remove their need for charity and aid.
5. Providential Solace: Giving the poor and the needy a hand up, as opposed to a handout, is one of the most effective methods to aid them. They will know that someone cares about them and is working to better their situation if they are given moral support through genuine humility and respect. A boost in confidence and the ability to deal with the challenges they experience every day would result from being given the tools to change their situation independently. Volunteer one's time and energy to those in need and guide them in recognizing their strengths and placing them to good use. Provide help, and reassure them that what they have is valuable and can be used to buy food and shelter.
6. Online Networks, or "Social Media": Among the most popular (and perhaps the simplest) ways to aid the poor and disadvantaged is via social media. One can connect with various charity organizations or community centers involved in aiding the needy; one can shop online from websites that consider donating a portion of one's proceeds to charity, and one can raise one's voice and raise awareness and receive a helping hand via the use of social sites as well as websites for social networking like Facebook or Twitter.

How to Raise Awareness?

Raising awareness of the issue is just as vital as direct action to reduce poverty. Because when more people are aware of and educated about a problem, they are more likely to take action to solve it. Be a leader in a movement trying to help underprivileged areas with housing, education, healthcare, etc. The enormous power of social media is at your disposal now, which may be used effectively to generate noise.

Participate Actively in a Movement's Campaign

It is just as crucial to raise awareness as it is to take action to reduce poverty. This is because there will be a greater probability of individuals becoming engaged in the process or attempting to tackle the issue if more folks understand and understand the reason.

Conclusion

Participate in a movement that aims to improve the lives of underprivileged communities by providing better access to housing, education, healthcare, and other necessities. One may make a big noise these days by using the great power of social media. Giving to a charity that works to alleviate poverty in underprivileged areas is the most effective approach to aid those in need. Benefits such as reduced tax liability are a bonus to making a contribution that has a real-world impact. Volunteering, fundraising, and advocacy campaigns are other methods for combating poverty in India.