If you think you have cause to complain about walking to school or catching the bus than think again! Here are some Extreme School Journeys that children make everyday. Thank your bus driver kids, he's really helping you out ... consider what your journey could be like!
Unfortunately, in some places children often quit school because travelling to school is dangerous. According to data from the UNESCO institute of statistics this problem is far from being solved.
"As debate continues over the goals of the post-2015 development agenda, new data show that the world is still unlikely to fulfill one of the most modest commitments: to get every child in school by 2015. More than 57 million children continue to be denied the right to primary education, and many of them will probably never enter a classroom. "
Gulu, China. via
Zhang Jiawan Village, Southern China. via
Zanskar, Indian Himalayas. via
Lebak, Indonesia. This bridge has now been replaced. PT Krakatau Steel built a new bridge after hearing that children had o use the broken one. via
Rio Negro River, Colombia. via
Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, China. via
Sri Lanka. via
Cilangkap Village, Indonesia. via
Pili, China. via
Sumatra, Indonesia. via
Rizal Province, Philippines. via