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Kids writing in the dirt because their school doesn't have chalk

CNN has a very enlightening article on kids and books in Africa.  The educational system and resources in Africa are shocking.   According to a U.N. study, 33% of school aged children in Africa have never set foot in a classroom, many kids don’t even have access to a pencil, and there are no bookshops in Tanzania.  Books are so rare that kids greet them, treasure them, and protect them as if they were the most important thing in the world.