2. Every monday, Zahira wakes at dawn and leaves the Imlil Valley village in the heart of the
Atlas mountains to go to Asni’s Education, which is more than 22 kilometres away. Zahira
must cross peaks and valleys, often in extreme conditions. After a long walk by herself she
meets up with her two friends Zineb and Noura who live in another valley.
Case of study: Morocco
3.
4. They always worry about finding transportation once they have reached the highway because there
are not many drivers who are prepared to take girls on board.In these remote villages, education
does not rank high on their list of priorities, especially for girls. Even today, most fathers do not wish
their daughters to go to school.
Case of study: Morocco
5. ● Located in the continent of Africa.
● Covers 446,300 km2 of land.
● 50 km2 of water.
● 58th largest nation.
● Total area of 446,550 km2.
Morocco
7. ● Mountain range in central Morocco.
● It extends from the Atlantic Coast to the Algerian border (740km).
● It’s highest point is 4,165 metres.
● Vegetation: forests of cork, oak, pine, cedar, and other trees, including walnuts.
● Winter temperatures: can drop to -20 degrees.
● The lower slopes enclose well-watered valleys in which people cultivate tiny irrigated
fields.
● The mountains’ southern flanks, exposed to the hot, dry Saharan winds, are generally
destitute of vegetation.
● There is no hot or drinking water, no electricity, and no schools.
Great Atlas Mountains
10. In Argentina, there are many similar cases where students travel
extremely long distances to get to school. These are a some of them:
11. Tigre, Buenos Aires
The teachers and students from the School Nº11, located in Tigre, travel by boat
6 hours, in order to get to their school.
12. Jujuy
In the north of the country, Guillermo Duarte, a teacher, walks more than 14 hours through
the mountains to arrive at a small school located in Cerro de Tilcara.
David and Juana, who live in the Puna at 4000 meters high, walk 8 km to the closest
school in Cerro Blanco.
13. Misiones
The teachers and students from rural schools in Misiones go through the same situation
everyday, leaving their homes at 4 in the morning and returning at 11pm.
14. Debate
To conclude, we debated over the
quote “In some regions of the world,
the road to school is an obstacle
course, and knowledge a conquest”.
