Photo credit: Camels carrying books for children to read photo source: Reuters
An innovative way has come up in Ethiopia to provide education to children as they are not able to go to school due to the Lockdowns. A camel carrying books called the camel library is giving children in some of Ethiopia’s most remote villages to continue reading and learning. The camels can carry up to 200 books at one time in wooden boxes tied to their backs. The leaders also help children with reading difficulties.
The project was set up by “Save the Children” and reaching more than 22,000 children in 33 villages. The programme was initiated in 2010 and includes 21 camels, which are used by communities in the Somali region of Ethiopia to transport goods. The charity collected used to run a stationary library which has now been adapted into a mobile reading camp covering up to five sub-areas in the community. At each site, the camel spends two and a half days during which the camels can rest and eat, and are examined for any signs of illness by the herder.
Data source: Save the Children Report
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