Our journeys to school or work are usually quite easy and safe and they involve walking, riding a bike, taking the bus, train, or car. After seeing the following pictures you might not be taking it for granted anymore. These children must travel through extremely dangerous terrain in order to get a proper education – inspiring!
5-Hour Journey Into The Mountains On A 1ft Wide Path To Probably The Most Remote School In The World, Gulu, China
Photo credit: Sipa Press
Photo credit: Sipa Press
Photo credit: Sipa Press
Schoolchildren Climbing On Unsecured Wooden Ladders, Zhang Jiawan Village, Southern China
Photo credit: Imaginachina/Rex Features
Photo credit: Imaginachina/Rex Features
Kids Traveling To A Boarding School Through The Himalayas, Zanskar, Indian Himalayas
Photo credit: Timothy Allen
Pupils Crossing A Damaged Suspension Bridge, Lebak, Indonesia
Photo credit: Reuters
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. (Photo credit: Reuters)
Kids Flying 800m On A Steel Cable 400m Above The Rio Negro River, Colombia
Photo credit: Christoph Otto
Photo credit: Christoph Otto
Pupils Canoeing To School, Riau, Indonesia
Photo credit: Nico Fredia
Kids Traveling Through The Forest Across A Tree Root Bridge, India
Source: The Atlantic
A Girl Riding A Bull To School, Myanmar
Photo credit: Andrey
Riding a Tuktuk (Auto Rickshaw) To School In Beldanga, India
Photo credit: Dilwar Mandal
Crossing a Broken Bridge In The Snow To Get To School In Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, China
Photo credit: Imaginechina / Rex Features
Children Traveling On The Roof Of A Wooden Boat In Pangururan, Indonesia
Photo credit: Muhammad Buchari
School Girls Walking Across A Plank On The Wall Of The 16th Century Galle Fort In Sri Lanka
Photo credit: Reuters/Vivek Prakash
Pupils Traveling By Boat in Kerala, India
Photo credit: Santosh Sugumar
Schoolchildren Riding A Horse Cart Back From School In Delhi, India
Photo credit: Reuters
Students Crossing Ciherang River On A Makeshift Bamboo Raft, Cilangkap Village, Indonesia
Photo credit: Reuters/Beawiharta Beawiharta
125-Mile Journey To A Boarding School Through The Mountains, Pili, China
Photo credit: unknown
Pupils Walking On A Tightrope 30 Feet Above A River, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Photo credit: Panjalu Images / Barcroft Media
Photo credit: Panjalu Images / Barcroft Media
Elementary School Students Crossing A River On Inflated Tire Tubes, Rizal Province, Philippines
Photo credit: Dennis M. Sabangan / EPA
Photo credit: Bullit Marquez /AP
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