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Slighe sgoile Boilibhia/Ways to school in Bolivia

The perilous journey to school in the remote Yungas Valley in Bolivia, where the Andes meets the Amazon rainforest.

The remote Yungas Valley in Bolivia has a unique landscape, where the Andes meets the Amazon rainforest. Here, children have a long and dangerous walk to school ahead of them - a test in the vast jungle. Throughout this journey they all have one goal in mind, to find a job in a city.

Gleann Yungas ann am Boilibhia, àite sònraichte far a bheil beanntan nan Andes a’ coinneachadh coille-uisge an Amasoin. Anns an sgìre iomallach seo ann an aon de na h-àitichean as bochda san t-saoghal, tha slighe chunnartach fhada aig a’ chloinn airson faighinn dhan sgoil, agus iad uile leis an aon amas: foghlam. Tha an dlùth-choille fhèin na dùbhlan dhaibh ach ’s e seo an aon dhòigh aca air obair fhaighinn sa bhaile mhòr. Feumaidh a' chlann san t-sreath seo coiseachd, sreap no snàmh ann an suidheachaidhean cunnartach air an t-slighe chun na sgoile. Chan eil aca ach aon amas: foghlam a nì leasachadh air am beatha. 'S ann aig a' chloinn seo a tha na slighean sgoile as cunnartaiche air thalamh – agus cuid dhen fheadhainn as bòidhche cuideachd.

Dubbed in Gaelic with English subtitles

48 minutes

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