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BANGLADESH - FLOODS OFTEN DESTROY SCHOOLS

BOAT SCHOOLS ENABLE EDUCATION TO CONTINUE

 

Photographer - Tadej Znidarcic

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Bangladesh-Boat Schools-Girls' Education

Many children in rural areas of Bangladesh, particularly girls, do not have access to education. Due to tradition, boys are the first ones to be sent to school and girls can go to school only if the facility is not too far from home. Often, the nearest school is miles away and for girls this can represent an insurmountable challenge to their schooling. During the monsoon season many schools find themselves under water. Due to the climate change, the yearly floods have become worse and prolonged and children can now go for months without having classes. The solution by non-profit Shidhulai was unusual, but simple and effective: If children can’t go to school, the school in the form of boats should go to them.

 

 

TZnidarcic_BoatSchools_07

 

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Teacher corrects homework during a fourth grade class on a boat school that operates on the Atrai river. Teachers come from the same villages along the river as the students and play an important role in the acceptance of these schools.

 

 





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