17 amazing things children do just to get an education
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The inspiring story of homeless by the light of a McDonald鈥檚 restaurant has touched the hearts of millions around the world.
The nine-year-year from the Philippines has been inundated with offers of help since he was spotted at his makeshift desk in Manila.
Now an #AkoSiDaniel (I Am Daniel) appeal has been set up by the Philippines Foundation education initiative, which is helping to get 1.2 million children into school.
about how to donate, sign the and join the movement by posting an #AkoSiDaniel picture or video.
But Daniel is not the only child who has to go to amazing lengths just to get an education. Here are some other examples from around the world.
Here鈥檚 another one from the Philippines 鈥 school children cross a swollen river in Rizai Province.
Elementary School Students Crossing A River On Inflated Tire Tubes, Rizal Province, Philippine. #
鈥 Alex (@draaiomjeoren1)
Indonesian children cross a bridge damaged by flooding in Lebak.
Indonesian Children crossing a bridge to get to school鈥 The bridge is broken due to flooding! This is MAD!
鈥 Jaleesa (@LithBeauty)
These children in India are taught on a train platform before they go to work begging or selling paper and plastics.
Bertila, a 17-year-old from Cameroon, was born with a physical disability and impaired vision. She lost both parents many years ago and had . But HOPE For Children Cameroon 听in April this year. Now she can say a few words, loves to sing and her fellow students adore her.
Get your day off to a flier 鈥 that鈥檚 one way to get to school in Colombia.
Kids flying 800m on a ZIP WIRE 400m above the Rio Negro River, Colombia on their way to !
鈥 Go Ape (@GoApeTribe)
Devoted Yu Xukang, 40, uses a basket to carry听his son 18 miles up and down hills to school every day to ensure his physical disabilities means he does not miss out on an education.
Chinese Dad Carries His Disabled Son 18 Miles To School Daily at 鈥
鈥 Jugglu (@Jugglu)
Room for one at a time 鈥 girls on their way to school in India.
School Girls Walking Across A Plank On The Wall Of The 16th Century Galle Fort In Sri Lanka.
鈥 Alex (@draaiomjeoren1)
Like Daniel in the Philippines, students in Nigeria had study under street lights after power cuts.
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Probably the most remote school in the world is in Gulu, China, where the mountain path takes five hours to climb.
If you鈥檝e sympathy for your kids on the school run, here鈥檚 school bus in Gulu, China
鈥 Rob (@lamontsbrother)
Children in the Indian city of New Delhi got the chance to learn thanks to shopkeeper Rajesh Kumar Sharma, who听.
Also in Delhi, a group of children ride on a horse-drawn cart to get home from school.
鈥淪chool Chale Hum鈥. A group of schoolchildren rise a horse cart back from school in @
鈥 India Visit Online (@IndiaVisitOnlin)
The Bangladeshi charity Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha has a creative solution to flooding. It collects children from riverside stops then docks the boat and turns it into a classroom.
Trekking across snow and ice through the Himalyan mountains to get to boarding school in Zanskar Village, India.
Kids Traveling To A Boarding School Through The Himalayas, Zanskar, Indian Himalayas.
鈥 Village Girl (@IamLaleti)
The film On The Way To School tells the stories of four children from India, Morocco, Kenya and Argentina who make remarkable journeys each day just to get an education
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