Writing Assignment No. 2All children have the right to enjoy free, quality primary education. Fearful of asserting this right, world leaders made primary education their main development objective in the Millennium Development Goals. Today this goal seems unattainable in many poor countries. Education, especially for girls, is far from universal and many children drop out of school before completing primary school. School-age children often do not receive an adequate education because some teachers are poorly trained and underpaid, classes are overcrowded and schools lack basic teaching materials: books, paper and pens. The problem facing many developing countries is the following: The state does not have the political will or financial resources to satisfy the educational needs of the population. Certainly school fees and other costs incurred by parents represent a heavy burden for some; otherwise children do not receive any education. In an ideal world, primary education should be universal and publicly funded, and children should be able to attend school, whether their parents have the means or not. The reason is simple: when a child does not acquire the basic skills to act as a responsible and productive member of society, it is not only the child who is lost, but the entire social body. In fact, the consequence of not educating your children could prove more costly than the cost of their education. If an adult does not have basic skills, it becomes much more difficult to find a well-paid job and thus escape poverty. Enrolling girls can also have notable benefits: Educated women have a higher income level with significantly lower infant mortality. They also have greater freedom... middle of paper... needy and have helped more than 150,000 people. (Toms, One for One) This achievement fills us with both pride and humility and we can aim, more than ever, to change our actions so that we can have a positive impact on communities in need. This is a simple example; in class we talked about how Toms has chosen as its mission to donate a pair of shoes for every child in need. I believe that in some African countries, having access to shoes is not as beneficial as having adequate shelter, as UNICEF has done among its main missions, or having more food supplies, but I believe that creativity beats talent and that creativity from Entrepreneurial countries where the state and people have the means to purchase goods could be linked between money paid and services received. Therefore, people may be willing to pay because they can see what their money could do to help others.