Pakistan has the world's second highest number of out-of-school children, at around 26 million. Can these "schools on wheels" ameliorate the situation?
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00:00My name is Sumerabibi. I live in Bheechi. I study Urdu. I study A1, A2, A, B, C. I study
00:23I want to be a teacher when I grow up. I like school.
00:53I like this school because it is easy to come and go. It is close to my house.
01:01I save a lot of money on petrol. It is close to my house.
01:07It is far from my house.
01:10Private schools are charging a lot of fees. Parents can't afford it, especially the street children.
01:28We have everything for free. We provide everything to the children.
01:33Parents don't have to do anything. They just have to send their children to school on time.
01:40Parents of these areas are mostly reluctant to send their young girls to this school.
01:53Whenever we go to new areas, our first task is to convince those parents to send their girls.
02:03We create awareness in them regarding the importance of education.
02:07Ultimately, after convincing them, they send their girls to school.
02:14There are also other children who are afraid of sending their children to school due to many reasons.
02:36I want to be a doctor when I grow up.
02:52I want to be a doctor when I grow up.
03:06I want to be a doctor when I grow up.