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Experimental Karachi school teaches students to aim high

Clip: 6/2/2015 | 6m 22s

Surrounded by violence and instability, Karachi school teaches students to aim high

In one of Karachi's toughest neighborhoods, where the reality of violence and terrorism looms, the Kiran School encourages disadvantaged children to dream big. The goal: prepare them to attend top schools alongside children from the upper class, despite the huge odds stacked against them. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Pakistan.

06/02/2015 | Rating NR

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