Pupils at a government girls school in Attari village near Amritsar.
The principal of Aasha Marathi Vidyalay school uses writing from textbooks painted on the wall of a house to teach Indian pupils unable to attend online classes in Solapur, Maharashtra state. All photos: AFP
Young people attend a class organised by an Indian couple for underprivileged pupils who cannot access online classes in Hatighisa village in West Bengal.
Children in an Indian village gather around their teacher as he delivers a lesson painted on a wall. It is part of efforts to help poor pupils keep up with their education amid the coronavirus pandemic.
In India, where schools have been shut for a year, the fear is that many poor children will never return to education, creating a "lost generation" of unqualified young people.
Children from a low-income neighbourhood attend a class at the open-air 'Vidyachaya' school in Porajhar village, West Bengal.
The school was set up by the Unique Foundation NGO.
India has endured one of the longest Covid-19 shutdowns in the world.
Young people attend a class organised by Indian couple Anirban Nandy and Poulami Chaki Nandy for underprivileged pupils.
Pupils at a government girls school in Attari village near Amritsar.
The principal of Aasha Marathi Vidyalay school uses writing from textbooks painted on the wall of a house to teach Indian pupils unable to attend online classes in Solapur, Maharashtra state. All photos: AFP
Young people attend a class organised by an Indian couple for underprivileged pupils who cannot access online classes in Hatighisa village in West Bengal.
Children in an Indian village gather around their teacher as he delivers a lesson painted on a wall. It is part of efforts to help poor pupils keep up with their education amid the coronavirus pandemic.
In India, where schools have been shut for a year, the fear is that many poor children will never return to education, creating a "lost generation" of unqualified young people.
Children from a low-income neighbourhood attend a class at the open-air 'Vidyachaya' school in Porajhar village, West Bengal.
The school was set up by the Unique Foundation NGO.
India has endured one of the longest Covid-19 shutdowns in the world.
Young people attend a class organised by Indian couple Anirban Nandy and Poulami Chaki Nandy for underprivileged pupils.
Pupils at a government girls school in Attari village near Amritsar.
