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Since the pandemic, hunger and poverty are even worse for most of the 6 million indigenous people in the country. Many children lost years of education and their future looks bleak. But there are also many who try to help.
Education is key, but what if the education on offer doesn't take into account local languages or the students' needs? That's what a remote region in India is grappling with. And mobile teams in Kenya with a more hands-on approach want to help those who weren't able to get any formal schooling in rurual areas in the country's north.
For decades, access to higher education had been sorely lacking in Ladakh. Students had to travel hundreds of kilometers to other states of India to be able to further their education. Eucationists want to provide higher learning courses that are adapted to the region - at institutes in Ladakh.
Many people weren't able to feven finish primary school in a very remote village in Samburu county in the north, some 400 kilometers (250 miles) away from the capital Nairobi. Most in the Samburu community are nomads and climate change has hit them hard. To help them make a living, they are now being trained in a number of skills by mobile teams that come to visit their villages.
June 19th or Juneteenth is the day where the US commemorates the end of slavery. Dealing with the remnants of slavery is still an issue, even today. We visit Mount Vernon, home to first president George Washington, who held slaves! We also talk about today's ongoing racial profiling. The US Justice Department has just launched an investigation into Louisiana State Police.