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Photos: These shepherds climb down a mountain to go to night school

Published by NPR World By Julie Bourdin · 27 September 2026 at 14:53
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Photos: These shepherds climb down a mountain to go to night school
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Many thousands of boys and men in Lesotho take up the vital profession of herding but have to give up their education. A small network of schools on a shoestring budget is teaching them the ABCs.

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