When the road to the school the child takes about an hour (with numerous transitions across the road, change to public transport, etc.), for most parents, it is a serious cause for concern. But after watching this collection of photos you will realize that all of this - a mere trifle compared to students, overcome many kilometers way through the jungle and impassable trails.
This disciple of Sumatra (Indonesia) - one of almost 20 children to get to their school in Padang, every day should pass on a rope hanging one meter from the surface of the river
And then they will have to overcome 11 kilometers through the jungle. All this has been going on for 2 years, since the local suspension bridge was washed away by heavy rains.
Children several Colombian families living in the rainforest on the other side of the village, get to school on 800-meter steel cables suspended over the river Rio Negro at an altitude of 400 meters. In the photo - the girl with his brother (sitting in the bag, because he is only 5 years old), cross the river at a speed of 80 km per hour. This way they spend about a minute.
Students Indonesian village Sanyo Tanyun go to school, which is located on the opposite side of the river, so they get there on a broken suspension bridge. You can certainly get around this dangerous place, but then the road will take another 30 minutes.
Filipino students from a remote village in the east of Manila overcome way to school in the river, using inflatable tires. And if after heavy rains the river overflowed its banks, they are forced to miss school.
And this young schoolgirl should be a role model for those who are not eager to acquire knowledge: her way to school "runs" through the conflict that erupted between Palestinians and Israeli forces in the refugee camp "Shuafat."
Unlike Indonesian kids swimming to school on buses, Vietnamese students just swim 15-meter river depth of 20 meters to get to the school, located on the other side. Pre-stripped and hiding things in bags and textbooks, children swim almost naked, holding them in his hand held high.
In these photos you can see Chinese children Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, overcoming dangerous cliffs led by experienced guides. This way they will be overcome once a semester. During his two-day stay, they should also be forded the cold river, cross the bridge 200 meters long and 4-D small narrow bridge.
Chinese children living in the village Gen Guan, daily trips to the school, located in the southwestern part of Guizhou Province, in the Combs Alley. Their way - is to overcome the dangerous cliff by a half-meter wide track, clinging to the rocks, then the passage of tunnels and mountain passes, and only then, half way up the mountain, will be their school. Availability safer route takes 2 hours way, does not stop the 49 students and experienced teachers, each time accompanying.
We Nepalese students in the arsenal - bridges, gondolas. In this country are almost no more or less good roads. For decades, the lack of basic security measures at river crossings there were many accidents, but is the only way to cross the river. Currently, some charities are trying somehow to initiate the construction of safe crossings.
But there are children who are lucky to have a bit more expensive: the disciples of one of the villages on the island of Java are sent to school in another village on the aqueduct. Although this was not originally created aqueduct for pedestrians and cycling, and there are also a safer way (though longer than 6 kilometers), students prefer it this way.