This photo was taken by one of our visitors from UNICEF whilst visiting our projects in Matimatolo. This picture really touched me... to imagine this little girl and her daily journey home after school up the very steep hill. It tells so much about commitment and eagerness to learn regardless of the tough circumstances.
For 5 years the school bus drove past the turn-off to this rural village to take me to school , and I didn't know what was beyond that point- that a mere few kilometres away there was such poverty. On many days we complained that our school bus was old and slow, and that we didn't feel like going to school, never did I consider that trip on the bus to be a priveledge - how much we took for granted!
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