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

NPR News Sunday 27 September 2026, 11:53 UTC By Julie Bourdin 1 min read

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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.(Image credit: Tommy Trenchard for NPR)

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.

(Image credit: Tommy Trenchard for NPR)

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