'Bus school' delivers education one stop at a time

DW (English)

Pakistan has the world's second highest number of out-of-school children, at around 26 million. Can these "schools on wheels" ameliorate the situation?

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00:00My name is Sumerabibi. I live in Bheechi. I study Urdu. I study A1, A2, A, B, C. I study

00:23I want to be a teacher when I grow up. I like school.

00:53I like this school because it is easy to come and go. It is close to my house.

01:01I save a lot of money on petrol. It is close to my house.

01:07It is far from my house.

01:10Private schools are charging a lot of fees. Parents can't afford it, especially the street children.

01:28We have everything for free. We provide everything to the children.

01:33Parents don't have to do anything. They just have to send their children to school on time.

01:40Parents of these areas are mostly reluctant to send their young girls to this school.

01:53Whenever we go to new areas, our first task is to convince those parents to send their girls.

02:03We create awareness in them regarding the importance of education.

02:07Ultimately, after convincing them, they send their girls to school.

02:14There are also other children who are afraid of sending their children to school due to many reasons.

02:36I want to be a doctor when I grow up.

02:52I want to be a doctor when I grow up.

03:06I want to be a doctor when I grow up.

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