25 most dangerous roads to school
To the delight (or regret) of millions, a new school year has begun around the world. But in some countries, schooling is an unaffordable luxury. Many children are forced to take incredible and unimaginable routes to school in order to receive the education that many of us take for granted.
We are amazed at the determination and courage of the students who make such a difficult journey to gain knowledge.
(Total 25 photos)
1. 5-hour narrow road through the mountains to the most remote school in the world. Gulu, China
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4. On a wooden ladder without insurance. South China
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6. Boarding school across the Himalayas. Zanskar, India
7. Over a crumbling suspension bridge. Lebak, Indonesia
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9. On a steel cable 800 meters long over the Rio Negro. Colombia
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11. To school by canoe. Riau, Indonesia
12. Through the forest on a bridge of tree roots. India
13. To school on a buffalo. Myanmar
14. To school by rickshaw. Beldanga, India
15. During a snowstorm on a broken bridge. Sichuan, China
16. To school on a wooden boat. Pangururan, Indonesia
17. To the school along the beam between the walls, built in the sixteenth century. Fort Galle, Sri Lanka
18. To school by boat. Kerala, India
19. From school by rickshaw. Delhi, India
20. On a homemade bamboo raft. Indonesia
21. A two hundred-kilometer road to a boarding school through the mountains. Pili, China
22. On a rope stretched at a height of 10 meters above the river. Sumatra, Indonesia
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24. Across the river on an inflated tire. Rizal, Philippines
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