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Lesotho shepherds climb down mountains for night school
Original: Photos: These shepherds climb down a mountain to go to night school https://www.npr.org/2026/09/27/g-s1-143582/night-sch
A photo essay documents shepherds in Lesotho who descend from the mountains where they tend livestock in order to attend night school, combining herding work with education. The images highlight the lengths young herders go to for basic schooling in a country where many boys spend years in remote mountain pastures far from classrooms. Readers are sharing the story as a striking human-interest look at access to education.
Why now: The striking photos of herders' determination to get an education are resonating with people sharing human-interest news.
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- Photos: These shepherds climb down a mountain to go to night school https://www.npr.org/2026/09/27/g-s1-143582/night-school-shepherds-lesotho # Education # Culture # Photography · npr_culture@robot.villas · 4
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