Teachers stood at blackboards propped against the trees and gave their lessons. You could see students with raised hands or standing and answering questions. We met with teachers who were young, energetic and clearly motivated. To say that teaching is done under difficult conditions is an extreme understatement. Some students walk 13 kilometers each way to and from school every day.
Teachers live up to six to a tent and have virtually no teaching resources.
Food is limited, the drop-out rate is high and some students live in a camp without adult supervision. Despite all this, education is taking place and exam scores in some schools are comparable to the home schools. Most students will be able to move back to the regular schools some day and pick up where they left off. In the meantime, the kids keep coming and the teachers keep teaching. Nevertheless, states and donors often refuse to think about education before other survival needs have been met.