Expanding access to education for Pakistan's poor children
Clip: 10/14/2013 | 9m 8s
Expanding access to education for Pakistan's poorest children
In Pakistan, education could help change the fortunes of impoverished families, but corruption and pressure by the Taliban prevent many children from enrolling. An alternative school system is making efforts to expand access and change attitudes towards education for impoverished boys and girls. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.
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Expanding access to education for Pakistan's poor children
Clip: 10/14/2013 | 9m 8s
In Pakistan, education could help change the fortunes of impoverished families, but corruption and pressure by the Taliban prevent many children from enrolling. An alternative school system is making efforts to expand access and change attitudes towards education for impoverished boys and girls. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.
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