30 kilometres: that’s how far the walk to and from secondary school takes girls living in a rural community in Burkina Faso every day. That’s 150 kilometres each week and up to 5 hours spent walking every day.
Even worse, these girls may encounter danger or violence on the long journey to school, putting their safety at risk daily. But since parents in the community cannot afford transportation fees, girls are left with two options: walk or drop out of school.
As a result, the rate of girls receiving a secondary education in this particular region of Burkina Faso is exceedingly low – 12.8% to be exact.
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