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Bangladesh is one of the most heavily populated countries in the world, with a whopping population of 156 million people. It is located on a very low delta next to the sea, which means it is always at a high risk of flooding. You can imagine the rainy season- the rivers can rise up to 12 feet higher!
This means that kids can’t go to school regularly, since their school gets flooded so often. Many kids just decide to drop out, since their education is so unstable. However, there is an answer! Introducing the floating schools- long boats that are big enough to have playgrounds on the roof.
Thanks to charities around the world, the number of boats has grown and there are now 111 solar-powered boats not just devoted to schools; some of them are for adult education, hospitals, libraries and even farms that can support 10 families each, since farming land is liable to flooding. 22 of these floating miracles are schools. There are boats like this in Cambodia and the Philippines too.
Resources: BBC.co.uk, Fastcompany.com, Forbes.com, DOGOnews.com
Bangladesh is one of the most heavily populated countries in the world, with a whopping population of 156 million people. It is located on a very low delta next to the sea, which means it is always at a high risk of flooding. You can imagine the rainy season- the rivers can rise up to 12 feet higher!
This means that kids can’t go to school regularly, since their school gets flooded so often. Many kids just decide to drop out, since their education is so unstable. However, there is an answer! Introducing the floating schools- long boats that are big enough to have playgrounds on the roof.
Thanks to charities around the world, the number of boats has grown and there are now 111 solar-powered boats not just devoted to schools; some of them are for adult education, hospitals, libraries and even farms that can support 10 families each, since farming land is liable to flooding. 22 of these floating miracles are schools. There are boats like this in Cambodia and the Philippines too.
Resources: BBC.co.uk, Fastcompany.com, Forbes.com, DOGOnews.com