25 Of The Most Dangerous And Unusual Journeys To School In The World
The school year start may be a delight (or dismay) to millions of kids around the globe. However, it’s important not to forget that, in some parts of the world, even an elementary school education can be a hard-won luxury. Some of the children have to take the most dangerous roads in the world to receive the education that some of us may take for granted. If school way might seem boring to kids in wealthier countries, these little ones are surely glad to have a chance at a better future. This list we collected will show you just how determined some children can be when it comes to getting an education; especially with the dangerous journeys and long ways home after school they have to endure.
According to UNESCO, progress in connecting children to schools in third world countries has slowed down over the past couple of years. Areas that lack suitable school routes can often flood, making it even harder for kids to commute. Dangerous paths and the obstacles on the way to school are one of the main reasons why many children decide to quit education.
The solution might seem straightforward: build roads and bridges, buy buses and hire a driver. However, the lack of funds and recurring natural disasters in many countries make it difficult to provide children with the solutions they so desperately need.
(h/t: amusingplanet)
5-Hour Journey Into The Mountains On A 1ft Wide Path To Probably The Most Remote School In The World, Gulu, China
Image credits: Sipa Press
Schoolchildren Climbing On Unsecured Wooden Ladders, Zhang Jiawan Village, Southern China
Image credits: Imaginachina/Rex Features
Kids Traveling To A Boarding School Through The Himalayas, Zanskar, Indian Himalayas
Image credits: Timothy Allen
Pupils Crossing A Damaged Suspension Bridge, Lebak, Indonesia
After the story spread, Indonesia’s largest steel producer, PT Krakatau Steel, built a new bridge, so that the children could cross the river safely. (Image credits: Reuters)
Kids Flying 800m On A Steel Cable 400m Above The Rio Negro River, Colombia
Image credits: Christoph Otto
Pupils Canoeing To School, Riau, Indonesia
Image credits: Nico Fredia
Kids Traveling Through The Forest Across A Tree Root Bridge, India
Source: The Atlantic
A Girl Riding A Bull To School, Myanmar
Image credits: Andrey
Riding a Tuktuk (Auto Rickshaw) To School In Beldanga, India
Image credits: Dilwar Mandal
Crossing a Broken Bridge In The Snow To Get To School In Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, China
Image credits: Imaginechina / Rex Features
Children Traveling On The Roof Of A Wooden Boat In Pangururan, Indonesia
Image credits: Muhammad Buchari
School Girls Walking Across A Plank On The Wall Of The 16th Century Galle Fort In Sri Lanka
Image credits: Reuters/Vivek Prakash
Pupils Traveling By Boat in Kerala, India
Image credits: Santosh Sugumar
Schoolchildren Riding A Horse Cart Back From School In Delhi, India
Image credits: Reuters
Students Crossing Ciherang River On A Makeshift Bamboo Raft, Cilangkap Village, Indonesia
Image credits: Reuters/Beawiharta Beawiharta
125-Mile Journey To A Boarding School Through The Mountains, Pili, China
Image credits: unknown
Pupils Walking On A Tightrope 30 Feet Above A River, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Image credits: Panjalu Images / Barcroft Media
Elementary School Students Crossing A River On Inflated Tire Tubes, Rizal Province, Philippines
Image credits: Dennis M. Sabangan / EPA
Image credits: Bullit Marquez /AP
I'm going to show these to my students, and remind them that there ARE people in this world that realize the importance of education!
U.S. student should watch these images every day during a moment of silence so they can understand how privileged they are.
2 me as a kid this would be so fun & exciting-
as should you, a more natural way of life hardens ones self-
we do very much we learn we started leaning things like this in 2017
Agreed
I agree with you!
As long as my air conditioning is still on in my Bentley we are ok.
I fully agree with you because some of the students simply waste the time and don't appriciate what they have.
actually most actually do enjoy the fact we have school most of us like to earn our way to the top
Great respect !!! I plan to do the same !!!
Wow, Its a good idea :)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/vietnam/10710817/Vietnamese-children-cross-river-in-plastic-bags-to-reach-school.html
me either!
well said (Y)
sending prayers for safe travels for these youngsters....we as americans are way too soft to have endured any of this....
Try walking through gang infested territory in Detroit.
really? try walking through a village with no structure, controlled by militia, and random gunfire (or rpgs/missile fire) every hour or so.
then will we have the best country in the world. Im done venting now :)
flows in the direction that we show them so how about we parents just do our parts and raise our children to appreciate things and maybe
they become shit people but if a child grow up in great communities and intelligent people then they become admirable adults. Our generation
out the way they are because of the lack of parenting and our government. Children grow up in a shit community and with shit people then
page concerning our children. Also, we blame our children for how they turn out but let me tell all of you Americans that our children turn
Way to take the focus off how kids are travelling across dangerous areas to get an education, and onto yourself. Hope you got an education.
get to school as well. If someone was to do a 25 of the most Dangerous journeys getting to school then Americans will feel sorry for them as
imagine my children walking through gang infested territory so I do feel for our American children trying to protect their lives trying to
maybe they would rather stay at home and feel they dont need education. the thing is, our American children have it just as hard. I couldn't
to school and Im sure they do appreciate the education they will be getting but whos to say they aint being forced by their parents to go,
I am so sick of Americans thinking that we have it so good while other countries suffer. Yes, these children do have it extremely hard getti
Yeah I'd my chances with the mountain....
well but this is about other countries so ofcourse people are gonna only see their issues and be blinded by our issues UNTIL someone makes a
Don't you live in West Palm Beach?
speak for your self. Not everyone in America has been pampered and coddled.
@EmmaTanglevine No, but I did have to walk through gang-filled, crime-ridden neighborhoods. Different worlds, both not safe.
...sorry you had to cross shark infested waters and travel over rickety bridges to go to school...
Wow! And parents here won't let their child take a 5 minute walk to school by themselves...
Nope. I most certainly will not! Not with paedophiles about, kidnapping and road rage that goes on in my country. And I live in Australia!!
Yeah gotta watch out for the pedos here in australia especially since *most* acts of paedophilia are committed by family member or friend
calm down
That's what you call an over protective parent
If you left your child in a random public space the average wait for its kidnapping would be 700,000 years. The media over does the danger somewhat because it makes good copy.
Yeah, a lot of bad stuff happens pretty rarely, but you'll feel real s****y if you happen to pull that lottery ticket one day, especially if it's something you put no effort into guarding against.
There might not be so much road rage if parents WALKED their kids to school instead of driving them. What kidnappings? I live in Aus too!
I'm going to show these to my students, and remind them that there ARE people in this world that realize the importance of education!
U.S. student should watch these images every day during a moment of silence so they can understand how privileged they are.
2 me as a kid this would be so fun & exciting-
as should you, a more natural way of life hardens ones self-
we do very much we learn we started leaning things like this in 2017
Agreed
I agree with you!
As long as my air conditioning is still on in my Bentley we are ok.
I fully agree with you because some of the students simply waste the time and don't appriciate what they have.
actually most actually do enjoy the fact we have school most of us like to earn our way to the top
Great respect !!! I plan to do the same !!!
Wow, Its a good idea :)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/vietnam/10710817/Vietnamese-children-cross-river-in-plastic-bags-to-reach-school.html
me either!
well said (Y)
sending prayers for safe travels for these youngsters....we as americans are way too soft to have endured any of this....
Try walking through gang infested territory in Detroit.
really? try walking through a village with no structure, controlled by militia, and random gunfire (or rpgs/missile fire) every hour or so.
then will we have the best country in the world. Im done venting now :)
flows in the direction that we show them so how about we parents just do our parts and raise our children to appreciate things and maybe
they become shit people but if a child grow up in great communities and intelligent people then they become admirable adults. Our generation
out the way they are because of the lack of parenting and our government. Children grow up in a shit community and with shit people then
page concerning our children. Also, we blame our children for how they turn out but let me tell all of you Americans that our children turn
Way to take the focus off how kids are travelling across dangerous areas to get an education, and onto yourself. Hope you got an education.
get to school as well. If someone was to do a 25 of the most Dangerous journeys getting to school then Americans will feel sorry for them as
imagine my children walking through gang infested territory so I do feel for our American children trying to protect their lives trying to
maybe they would rather stay at home and feel they dont need education. the thing is, our American children have it just as hard. I couldn't
to school and Im sure they do appreciate the education they will be getting but whos to say they aint being forced by their parents to go,
I am so sick of Americans thinking that we have it so good while other countries suffer. Yes, these children do have it extremely hard getti
Yeah I'd my chances with the mountain....
well but this is about other countries so ofcourse people are gonna only see their issues and be blinded by our issues UNTIL someone makes a
Don't you live in West Palm Beach?
speak for your self. Not everyone in America has been pampered and coddled.
@EmmaTanglevine No, but I did have to walk through gang-filled, crime-ridden neighborhoods. Different worlds, both not safe.
...sorry you had to cross shark infested waters and travel over rickety bridges to go to school...
Wow! And parents here won't let their child take a 5 minute walk to school by themselves...
Nope. I most certainly will not! Not with paedophiles about, kidnapping and road rage that goes on in my country. And I live in Australia!!
Yeah gotta watch out for the pedos here in australia especially since *most* acts of paedophilia are committed by family member or friend
calm down
That's what you call an over protective parent
If you left your child in a random public space the average wait for its kidnapping would be 700,000 years. The media over does the danger somewhat because it makes good copy.
Yeah, a lot of bad stuff happens pretty rarely, but you'll feel real s****y if you happen to pull that lottery ticket one day, especially if it's something you put no effort into guarding against.
There might not be so much road rage if parents WALKED their kids to school instead of driving them. What kidnappings? I live in Aus too!