Carrying the school to school
These photos were taken in Vanga, about 180 miles east of Kinshasa. I was told the bricks the girls were carrying on their heads were to be used in constructing (adding an addition?) the school they were attending.
Not so different from the US. When my high school, St. Edward in Lakewood, Ohio, opened, the basement wasn't complete. Guys who had to do detention after school were handed a shovel and told to get to digging. Or so the story goes.
This is how you can tell if class is in session, the shoes are piled outside the door.
posted by Carl at 2:21 AM
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Why are they carrying bricks?
to sit on
Carl are those blocks really their school seats??
The students remimd me of my primary school days in Uganda, way back in the 60s. But even then, we had chairs and desks. Some countries in Africa, if not most - are going backwards!
Most people balance books on their heads to teach grace and poise. Ouch! Considering the strain it puts on their necks, I wager those kids really know how to use good posture.
Are the bricks supplied by the school or brought from home?
Only yesterday was I shifting those concrete bricks in Ishango, North Kivu.
They're pretty damn heavy.
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