Roshan the camel brings books to homeschooling children in Balochistan s Kech
Founder of the Camel Library Project wants children to continue learning despite schools being closed
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Updated Sunday May 02 2021
Plodding his way through the desert in remote southwest Pakistan, Roshan the camel carries priceless cargo: books for children who can no longer go to school because of coronavirus lockdowns.
The school children, who live in remote villages where the streets are too narrow for vehicles, put on their best clothes and rush out to meet Roshan. They crowd around the animal shouting the camel is here!
Pakistan s schools first closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, and have only opened sporadically since then, with around 50 million school-age children and university students told to continue their education from home. It s been especially difficult in places like Balochistan, where in many villages internet access is almost non-existent.
Updated / Tuesday, 27 Apr 2021
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Roshan the camel has an important mission; trekking across the arid terrain of Pakistan s Balochistan, to a village where dozens of children are waiting for his important cargo - books. The camel is here!! The camel is here! delighted children chant as they surround Roshan, the camel library, on his arrival to their village.
In March 2020, with the Covid-19 pandemic raging across the country, Pakistan closed its schools, sending over 50 million school and university-going students home, to the dismay of tens of thousands of parents and people connected with the education system.
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