Education is a key factor in the bid to achieve economic growth in a country. Economic growth is then the weapon required eradicating the poverty levels. Undoubtedly there is a very clear link between education and poverty. With a high level of illiteracy in the under-developed countries, poverty remains a primary challenge among the people and the governments of these areas. The nations lack the ability to invest much in education considering the levels of food insecurity in the under developed countries. By this way they cannot offer quality education and fewer people have access. These nations require to be aided by the developed countries in their endeavour to better education and to break free from this vicious cycle of poverty.
Finances to fund education are quite a test to the developing countries. Many of them rely on donations from the developed countries in order for them to meet their budget targets. Education therefore may not be a top on the list of very important goals. Doing so might mean some of the citizens of this countries going hungry in the name of education. Because of this, financial support from the rather developed countries would be very important so that the countries may have enough to provide for its citizens plus still sparing a reasonable share to be invested in education.
Many of the children and parents in these countries cannot afford fees to maintain their children in school. Promising children therefore might not get the chance to receive the required education to brighten their future and that of the nation. In the article “Plata o promo" by Marie Javdani, the writer explains how Columbia really needs and benefits fro aid from the USA as the countries development is hindered by the drug business where the people have even become farmers of this drugs so as to make a living due to the poor economic situation. The USA chips in to help the pathetic situation in Columbia.
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