Education is a fundamental part of the life of every boy and girl, something that helps develop all their abilities and improves their skills to be successful in different areas of their life. But what happens when you don't go to school? Or when you go to school but the education is not good?

In Paraguay, as in several Latin American countries, not all children have the opportunity to attend school. Although the causes may be many, in my point of view, this happens mainly because the corresponding authorities do not give the necessary importance or value to education. The government prioritizes anything else before education. Infrastructure of the schools and colleges are terrible; there are currently around 2,500 classrooms in a situation of collapse. But, despite the importance of having a decent classroom, the most important thing is the teachers. We can learn without a roof under the shade of a tree, we can sit in the hallways instead of on chairs, but we can't learn without teachers. Unfortunately, most teachers do not receive enough training from the state, which translates into almost 700,000 boys and girls who currently finish ninth grade without knowing how to read and write.

In my city, as well as in many others, there are several children who go to school, but do not receive the education they deserve and finish primary school without knowing how to read and write. When I was little, this was always very sad for me and I felt very frustrated because I couldn't do anything. However, that changed at the age of nine, when I started volunteering with an organization and became a “Kid Teacher” who helps other boys and girls from low-income educational institutions learn to read and write.

Children who don’t go to school (or do but do not learn what they should) cannot demonstrate all their abilities. Their chances of having a good future or basic things such as a decent job are hugely reduced. Let's not wait for others to decide to react or change their mentality. It doesn't matter if you are a child or a teenager, we can all be agents of change and change the lives of others.