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

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.

27 September 2026Live

Sources

NPR Sports. https://www.npr.org/2026/09/27/g-s1-143582/night-school-shepherds-lesotho

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.

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