{"id":41673,"date":"2018-08-13T15:41:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T22:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/?p=41673"},"modified":"2020-02-20T11:42:54","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T19:42:54","slug":"bikes-boats-journey-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/education-news-stories\/bikes-boats-journey-school","title":{"rendered":"Hikes, bikes, and boats: A journey to school"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>An estimated 21 million elementary school-aged children in Asia and the Pacific don&rsquo;t attend school, according to UNESCO. Sometimes the main roadblock to education in developing countries isn&rsquo;t a lack of teachers, books, or classrooms &mdash; it&rsquo;s the trek from home to school. Follow these students on their journeys for education.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/india\">India<\/a>: Desert trek<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41648 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/D165-0776-22-1280x800.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/D165-0776-22-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/D165-0776-22-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/D165-0776-22-360x225.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/D165-0776-22-850x531.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/D165-0776-22-1140x713.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/D165-0776-22.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/D165-0776-22-1280x800.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Sarvan, 10, is in sixth grade. Because there is no road to their village, Sarvan and his friends leave for school at 7 a.m. to beat the heat &mdash; the desert sand they walk on can reach 120 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer. They also must cross three barbed-wire fences on their journey. To break up the 90-minute walk home after school, the group usually stops to rest and play games. (&copy;2015 World Vision\/photo by Daniel Mung)<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/cambodia\">Cambodia<\/a>: Pedal power<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41649 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W055-0157-052-1280x800.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W055-0157-052-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W055-0157-052-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W055-0157-052-360x225.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W055-0157-052-850x531.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W055-0157-052-1140x713.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W055-0157-052.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W055-0157-052-1280x800.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Chhav, age 11, lives in a remote Cambodian village. He wakes up at 5 a.m. every day to help his parents and little sisters with household chores and then hops on a bicycle &mdash; his youngest sister Sreyvang on the&nbsp;back&nbsp;&mdash; and rides 4 kilometers to school. (&copy;2017 World Vision\/photo by Soksetha Som)<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/vietnam\">Vietnam<\/a>: Fording the stream<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41650 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W410-0064-004-1280x800.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W410-0064-004-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W410-0064-004-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W410-0064-004-360x225.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W410-0064-004-850x531.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W410-0064-004-1140x713.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W410-0064-004.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W410-0064-004-1280x800.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Linh and her classmates wade through one of several streams they&rsquo;ll cross on their way to school. Though their walk is less than 2 miles, during Vietnam&rsquo;s rainy season, the slopes and swift currents make the journey dangerous. (&copy;2015 World Vision\/photo by My Hang Tran)<\/p>\n<h2>Solomon Islands: Cruising along<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41651 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W342-0019-014-1280x800.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W342-0019-014-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W342-0019-014-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W342-0019-014-360x225.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W342-0019-014-850x531.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W342-0019-014-1140x713.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W342-0019-014.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W342-0019-014-1280x800.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Early in the morning in the Solomon Islands, a father rows his children to school in a wooden canoe then returns home to work on his farm. (&copy;2016 World Vision\/photo by Langi Pitia)<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/philippines\">Philippines<\/a>: Going the distance<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41652 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W310-0200-020-1280x800.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W310-0200-020-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W310-0200-020-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W310-0200-020-360x225.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W310-0200-020-850x531.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W310-0200-020-1140x713.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W310-0200-020.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W310-0200-020-1280x800.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>It takes 8-year-old Jenel two hours of crossing deep streams, walking through sugarcane fields, and hiking up a steep incline to reach his school in Moises Padilla every morning. What keeps him going despite his sometimes-perilous journey? &ldquo;My father said that going to school will give me a better future,&rdquo; Jenel says. (&copy;2015 World Vision\/photo by Mong Jimenez)<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/myanmar\">Myanmar<\/a>: All aboard<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41653 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W259-0091-035-1280x800.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W259-0091-035-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W259-0091-035-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W259-0091-035-360x225.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W259-0091-035-850x531.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W259-0091-035-1140x713.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W259-0091-035.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W259-0091-035-1280x800.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Aye Aye (center) and her friends make their way to school on foot, by boat, by truck, or a combination of the three, depending on the season. After a 30-minute walk to the river, they hop aboard a wooden skiff steered by Aye Aye&rsquo;s father for the hour-long ride to school. After dropping off the young students, he heads to work as a fisherman. &ldquo;I love riding the boat with my friends,&rdquo; says Aye Aye. (&copy;2015 World Vision\/photo by Khaing Min Htoo)<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/indonesia\">Indonesia<\/a>: Saddle up<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41654 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W170-0076-015-1280x800.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W170-0076-015-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W170-0076-015-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W170-0076-015-360x225.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W170-0076-015-850x531.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W170-0076-015-1140x713.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W170-0076-015.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W170-0076-015-1280x800.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Atop their horse, brothers Arnolance, 14, and Alvin, 10, navigate two rivers and narrow forest paths without the help of stirrups or a saddle. The horse has made the two-hour round-trip journey to school with Arnolance since the teenager was in third grade. (&copy;2015 World Vision\/photo by Rena Tanjung)<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/bangladesh\">Bangladesh<\/a>: On stilts<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41655 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W030-0090-030-1280x800.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W030-0090-030-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W030-0090-030-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W030-0090-030-360x225.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W030-0090-030-850x531.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W030-0090-030-1140x713.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W030-0090-030.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W030-0090-030-1280x800.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The sun sets on another school day, and Opi, 9, is almost home. &ldquo;I feel afraid when I have to cross this rickety bamboo bridge,&rdquo; she says. Sometimes an adult will help, but she often walks alone. The mile-long walk to school is a means to an end for Opi. &ldquo;In the future, I want to be a doctor and start a clinic in our area and serve people,&rdquo; she says. (&copy;2015 World Vision\/photo by Shabir Hussain)<\/p>\n<h2>India: Mountain hike<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41656 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W165-0291-024-1280x800.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W165-0291-024-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W165-0291-024-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W165-0291-024-360x225.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W165-0291-024-850x531.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W165-0291-024-1140x713.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W165-0291-024.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W165-0291-024-1280x800.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Twelve-year-old Suhani and her friends walk along a narrow path, nestled against a steep mountainside in remote northern India each day on their way to and from school. It takes them 30 minutes each time. (&copy;2018 World Vision\/photo by Jim Wungramyao Kasom)<\/p>\n<h2>Philippines: Catching a ride<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41657 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W310-0281-008-1280x800.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W310-0281-008-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W310-0281-008-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W310-0281-008-360x225.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W310-0281-008-850x531.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W310-0281-008-1140x713.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W310-0281-008.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2018\/08\/W310-0281-008-1280x800.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Children in Bukidnon catch a ride home from school on a sugarcane truck that saves them from a 3- to 4-kilometer walk under the hot sun. (&copy;2016 World Vision\/photo by Crislyn Felisilda)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children in Asia and the Pacific make a daily trek that most Americans wouldn\u2019t undertake without Gore-Tex gear and hiking boots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":41647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"country":[657],"filter":[176],"leader":[],"class_list":["post-41673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education-news-stories","country-asia","filter-from-the-field","tags-education","tags-photos","tags-magazine"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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