Girl at school on River Bank
Group photo of children with SRC members. Alongside the left bank of Indus River at 25 km from Thatta city, Govt. Primary School Ali Muhammad Halo is relatively in good condition as compared to perceived model of typical government schools of Sindh with no boundary walls and falling roof. Blackboard of one room structure tells 70 boys and girls are enrolled at school whereas 50 children were present on last learning day. These children come from broken thatched houses of neighboring scattered population with great hope to learn. But they have their fears… “When flood comes, our houses and school submerge for several days”, Roshan Said with an unhappy face. After a brief silence she further said “And during floods were migrate to Makli to settle in camps till water recedes.” Roshan is 11 years old girl living at nearby small village Muhammad Siddique Solangi with her parents. Her father is a farmer and her mother is a housewife. She is very keen to learn so that one day ...
