What is the Ripple Effect of Education?

The empowerment that comes with educating just one person goes far beyond that individual, making a positive impact on the greater good of the family, community and country. As Francis Bacon wrote, “The more one knows, the more one will be able to control events.” Or, as Thomas Jefferson put it “Knowledge is power.” All over the world, but especially in developing countries, education is a major factor in building stable governance, improving society, by reducing poverty, fostering economic growth, and achieving gender equality through a ripple effect.

Even a basic education leads to better pay and a way out of poverty. Educated workers are more efficient at tasks requiring literacy and critical thinking, which increases business productivity and leads to a stronger economy.

Education makes a difference in communities that are fragile or forced to rebuild and can help with emotional growth, aiding people in overcoming trauma due to entrenched discrimination, conflict, war or natural disasters by providing not only stability but hope. Educating women and girls has particular benefits, such as better jobs, later marriages and fewer children, who are half as likely to suffer from malnutrition or die before the age of five as those with uneducated mothers.

Of course, not all education, especially higher education, is free and many bright students are denied the opportunity to attend college because of monetary constraints and the rare educational loan requires unaffordable collateral. Scholarships and grants have been created to help those who need it have a chance to be the next generation of creative leaders.

We’ve been inspired by the impact of our Tiyara scholarships on our scholarship recipients and think you will be too. They have come from different parts of India and are now on their way to making positive contributions to their communities. Your gift can help the underserved achieve while building a legacy for yourself.