25 Of The Most Dangerous And Unusual Journeys To School In The World

BY JACK

This may shock or excite a lot of people even as a new school season would commence worldwide. School for children in some other areas of the world is a benefit that is hazardous to obtain. A lot of children around the world attend school by passing through hard to believe and scary routes. Our compilation shows you the extent that some children would go to get an education. A lot of these children have given up on schooling because of the treacherous paths required to reach some of them. Over the last five years the UNESCO initiative of connecting children to educational facilities has declined. Seasonal floods have eroded roads and routes that lead to the schools and this creates a hardship for children who need to get to them.

Solutions have been proffered such as the building of more roads, bridges, acquiring buses and drivers; however the natural disasters and absence of funds makes this much needed solutions unavailable. (h/t: boredpanda)

5-Hour Journey Into The Mountains On A 1ft Wide Path To Probably The Most Remote School In The World, Gulu, China

Image credits: Sipa Press

Schoolchildren Climbing On Unsecured Wooden Ladders, Zhang Jiawan Village, Southern China

Kids Traveling To A Boarding School Through The Himalayas, Zanskar, Indian Himalayas

Image credits: Timothy Allen

Pupils Crossing A Damaged Suspension Bridge, Lebak, Indonesia

After the story spread, Indonesia’s largest steel producer, PT Krakatau Steel, built a new bridge, so that the children could cross the river safely. (Image credits: Reuters)

Kids Flying 800m On A Steel Cable 400m Above The Rio Negro River, Colombia

Image credits: Christoph Otto

Pupils Canoeing To School, Riau, Indonesia

Image credits: Nico Fredia

Kids Traveling Through The Forest Across A Tree Root Bridge, India

Source: The Atlantic

A Girl Riding A Bull To School, Myanmar

Image credits: Andrey

Riding a Tuktuk (Auto Rickshaw) To School In Beldanga, India

Image credits: Dilwar Mandal

Crossing a Broken Bridge In The Snow To Get To School In Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, China

Image credits: Imaginechina / Rex Features

Children Traveling On The Roof Of A Wooden Boat In Pangururan, Indonesia

Image credits: Muhammad Buchari

School Girls Walking Across A Plank On The Wall Of The 16th Century Galle Fort In Sri Lanka

Image credits: Reuters/Vivek Prakash

Pupils Traveling By Boat in Kerala, India

Image credits: Santosh Sugumar

Schoolchildren Riding A Horse Cart Back From School In Delhi, India

Image credits: Reuters

Students Crossing Ciherang River On A Makeshift Bamboo Raft, Cilangkap Village, Indonesia

Image credits: Reuters/Beawiharta Beawiharta

125-Mile Journey To A Boarding School Through The Mountains, Pili, China

Image credits: unknown

Pupils Walking On A Tightrope 30 Feet Above A River, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia

Image credits: Panjalu Images / Barcroft Media

Elementary School Students Crossing A River On Inflated Tire Tubes, Rizal Province, Philippines

Image credits: Dennis M. Sabangan / EPA

Image credits: Bullit Marquez /AP