Dia Mirza Instagram – The late Kofi Annan who was the UN Secretary General from 1997 to 2006, summed up the transformative power of education thus, “Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” These words, I feel, perfectly encapsulate the critical importance of education especially in a country like India where the world’s largest youth population resides. To harness their potential, we must not let education become a privilege and make it accessible to every child, teenager and adolescent. And this is exactly what a movement like Teach For India @teachforindia is striving to do. Just the idea of 1000 Fellows teaching 34,000 children and more than 4000 Alumni collectively reaching 50 million children across India is momentous and gives me an incredible amount of hope. With its vision of building 50,000 young leaders in the near future, Teach For India exemplifies the transformative power of education. Just like them, I too believe that a better future for all can be co-created if we collectively work to give all young people the tools to change their lives, break the cycle of poverty in their families, uplift their communities and take care of the environment they are rooted in. The fact that Teach for India is also cognisant of the prevailing gender divide in education reminds me of Joyce Banda, the former President of Malawi who said, “The seeds of success in every nation on Earth are best planted in women and children.” I’m so grateful to Teach for India for planting seeds that I know will one day grow into flourishing forests of wisdom and hope. If you would like to volunteer, join the fellowship programme and make a difference 💙🙌🏼 https://apply.teachforindia.org/ #SDGs #EdEquity #ForPeopleForPlanet #GlobalGoals #ForNature #Education Tawheed English High School