Photos: These shepherds climb down a mountain to go to night school

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What happened

Many thousands of boys and men in Lesotho take up the vital profession of herding but have to give up their education.

A small network of schools on a shoestring budget is teaching them the ABCs.

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  • Reported by NPR and published Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:53:42 UTC.

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