Mahatma Gandhi, India’s Father of the Nation, once said,”Mass illiteracy is India’s sin and shame and must be eradicated.” His urge is far from being acted on. THe illiteracy rate is alarmingly high. Over 40% of India’s population can’t read or write a simple sentence in any language. Illiteracy is most common in slums and in rural areas. Poor families, thinking only of survival, send their children to work or beg. Illiteracy is the reason more than 70% of India’s population still live in poverty without the basic necessities such as food, clothes, clean water, proper housing etc. Mission in Action is making the difference. We help and save defenseless and vulnerable children who are deprived of their rights and privileges. We are committed to assisting them in reaching their God-given potential. Our school takes street children and rescues them from child labor and abuse, gives them a good and proper education and teaches them the Bible and Christian ethics. THe children receive school supplies, school clothes and daily lunches.
