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Schools for Working Children in Bangladesh Download the full report from University College London Written for UNICEF |
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Introduction
In five years, thousands of learning centres have sprung up in the poorest urban communities in the major cities of Bangladesh. The centres — known as the Hard to Reach Schools because they cater for children who are typically hard to reach with any form of education — are operated by non-governmental organizations with the backing of the Bangladesh Government’s Directorate of Non-Formal Education and with support from Britain, Sweden and UNICEF. The teaching and learning sessions last for two hours, five days a week following a course of study lasting two years. Many of the children are engaged in hazardous forms of labour for which they receive little and sometimes no pay at all. Teachers who run the centres and their supervisors negotiate with employers and parents so that the children have time off from work to attend school.
These pages present first person accounts by students and teachers of their experience in the “Hard to Reach” schools.
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Sara Cameron Life Stories |
