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SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
Lesson 4 Unit 3
AGAINST SOCIAL PRObLEMS

Objectives:

On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Explain the role of the social organizations working against social problems
and evils
• Act in support of reducing such social problems and evils

A social problem is an undesirable
condition that pushes the entire society
backwards. Theft, robbery, smuggling,
violence, drug abuse, poverty, etc. are
some examples of social problems that
may societies in the world are suffering
from. Similarly, problem of sanitations,
pollutions, deforestation, flood or land
slide, etc. are also occurred in different
places. Such problems cannot be
solved by only a man. The government

is also needed for the help of people helping a neighbour
and its group. There is necessary to
join hands together selflessly to solve such problems. Thus, different
social organizations, clubs, groups are established to work against those
problems.

Such individual or group of people if gathered together for social welfare
are called social organizations. The organizations could be different by its
objectives. For example Bal Mandir has been established for the poor and
orphan children where as Maiti Nepal is working against girls trafficking.

Contextually, our society consists of different types of people. It includes
differently able people such as blind, lame, deaf. Some people are even
mentally retarded; others are homeless. Some aged people are being
protected in Bridhashram as well. These people need more help than
the others. We should all help them. It is often not enough for individuals

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