Most Dangerous Ways To School | COLOMBIA | Free Documentary

We all know they walked it every day, but none of them were like these. The world's

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. Frozen climbing risking their lives for the chance of a better future. Spectacular and sometimes simply beautiful. The

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roads in the world to score Kalka bass. Northern region of Colombia, its landscape is marked by water and seemingly endless expanses. Every day, the children who live there face this wild and unpredictable nature with only one goal in mind: to get to

school

because this is their chance to escape poverty and create a better world. To do this, life is subject to a daily dose of danger.

Some must cross a rickety bridge that could collapse at any moment. Others face water and swamps every day. They carry not only a backpack but also the fear of coming face to face. facing a dangerous animal for the Diageo family the day begins at 4:30 in the morning while daughter Kennedy is still sleeping father Salvador and mother Yazidis prepare breakfast as most people in this region live with very little means In this small wooden cabin they have enough money to eat, which is all the more reason for a 28-year-old mother to want to give her children the opportunity to have a better life with sunrise at six o'clock.

Yezidis wakes up her daughter with sweets, like almost every morning, the ten-year-olds. old man doesn't have much time the lessons will start in just two hours the school is very far and getting there is an important task there is no running water the people who live here use water collected from the rain and the river to cook clothes and wash sweets 11 my one year old sister goes to secondary school in the larger town of Keturah, 20 kilometers away, the parents taught their two daughters what school is at a young age. I like going to school. I learn a lot there.

Her teacher promotes the talents of the individual. students for candy it's painting this is from a movie we saw the man had to collect the stones and when someone touches the stones they turn into gold for the King's sunset about 50 families live in the community of the truth school to go from A to B the residents mainly use motorcycles or boats or have to walk like candy and the other children from school the roads are very bad it is very slippery when it rains a lot we don't even go to school the distance and the way across a dangerous bridge are enough A challenge for the children, in addition to the heat and high humidity that make walking difficult shortly after 6:30 in the morning, Kendy leaves with her mother and accompanies her on the first leg of the trip to school.

The temperatures are already around 32 degrees Celsius, but this is the least of Kenny's problems. What he is thinking about now is the bridge he has to cross living just half an hour away from her by poet the school day starts differently for Candis classmate class Juan Carlos, 10 years old, lives on his grandparents' farm. I like riding horses is the best, but I also like driving the cows on those over there. I know them all by name. When I call them, they are delicious. At your side, like almost every morning, one has to bring the cows from the pasture, it is not strange. here for the children to grow up with relatives Juan's mother does not earn enough money to raise two children, so she decided to keep her youngest son and sent one to his grandparents while Juan drives his grandfather's last cows, Jorge begins with the milking.

As a result of selling milk and cheese, from his perspective he is among the highest earners in the region, the fact that his grandson has to help has its advantages, he is learning how to take care of the cows, for example, how giving them medicine and helping them with gives birth after half an hour Kwan returns with the cows he still has an hour and a half before class starts exactly at the time he needs to get to school he is usually the last to arrive sometimes he had I let the ducks out and feed the checks I shower and go for a run even if one is late and has to hurry breakfast is important physical work makes you hungry and there is still a difficult road ahead to make sure you have enough strength eats eggs rice cheese and Nevena an oat drink Quan no I have to cross the rickety bridge like candy stairs, but he faces his own challenges.

I have to go in a canoe and I can capsize very easily and then there is a place where I am up to my chest in the water, so Hwan puts his school uniform in his backpack and puts it on later Grandma Annamaria al

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finds it difficult to say goodbye to your grandson man I'm on jet these days eh it makes me very sad when I see him go crooked yes and with good reason so there are many dangers lurking along the hour and a half walk to school the river currents swamps the poisonous animals had the increasing heat Candace and her mother yes Those from Ealy are just a few meters from the bridge the class starts in just an hour after the heavy rain they have to leave even earlier in the morning because then the road is especially slippery and muddy we see that the bridge is the most dangerous part of the way to school anything could happen at any time both on the way there and back it is the most difficult part without the bridge it would take Candice another hour to get to school.

Children are never allowed to cross the decaying wooden construction alone. If something happens, someone else needs help. That's why the ten-year-old girl meets her classmates Andrea Nevaeh and the needy on the bridge. Yes, this bridge is 180 meters long and 4 meters high. The walkway is made of thin rotten tree trunks that are only loosely connected with one misstep and will surely fall into the smelly water. Children could be seriously injured or even drown. I'm afraid. I'm going to fall and break my foot or hand. It's al

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dangerous to cross the bridge on Saturday, sleeping from the first step.

The children have to stay focused every day in every downpour. The bridge becomes more unstable. Hey, yes, I am. I'm afraid. that the children fall and if the wood breaks symbols for them to drown or break their legs I am tortured by worry all day friend the nearest hospital is two hours away and the treatment would be expensive the children only have one thinking that crossing the wooden bridge safely the wooden bridge that their parents built for them to shorten their way to school ken DS father Salvador helped build the bridge like 90% of the villagers he has no permanent job ago occasional jobs such as working in the fields or fishing with which he earns barely 280 euros a month two years ago it was not possible to move so

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ly the FARC guerrilla had the area in its power they fought against the government and its supporters the population still suffers the consequences but he is trying to recover their lives bullfighting assistant, to really make a living I would need at least ten fish like this that doesn't happen very often fishing alone is not enough to pay for my daughter's education, it is enough to feed us every day Like this than 10 to reopen the Takagi feeding system, although public schools are

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, families still have to pay for books, school uniforms and travel expenses.

Salvador wants his daughters to have a better life, so he and his wife put every penny into his children. and in his dreams Quan has to hurry today he left home too late now I have to cross the river in a canoe I'm always afraid it will capsize the canoe is extremely wobbly one wrong move and you would be left sitting in the water along with your school uniform and books Kuan learned to canoe two years ago from a man who worked for his grandfather in addition to horses the canoe is the only means of transportation that grandparents earn if they need a canoe during the day the child has to swim home in the afternoon with his school supplies in his backpack, which is why many of his things have been broken.

Kuan will have to walk for half an hour as close to the equator as it is the weather is almost constant throughout the year hot and muggy due to high humidity it rains often at night the ground becomes very soft which means one has to work hard harder now I have to put the backpack on my head sometimes the water reaches here the mud causes a lot of problems he Quan can't see where he is stepping in the murky water, there is only 50 meters to the shore, but those 50 meters are the fears the most, while Candace and her friends continue to face their own fears, they still have a good 70 meters to go.

There are 70 meters along which anything could happen at any time. My friends have already fallen and hurt themselves, especially in places where there are no railings. Ken Dee's heart beats much faster. It's even more unstable here. A basic rule is to never step on the same foot. trunk like anyone else if a trunk breaks and one child falls into the water at least the other can go get help while the children are still struggling to cross the bridge her teacher arrives at school Julie's trip in a motorcycle taxi begins the Monday at midnight during the weekend she always travels to her hometown of MIDI seven hours away about two years ago the government rebuilt the school during the week it is Uli's house it is a small chamber with no windows and no natural light but The UV rays try to make the best use of it.

It's my vocation to be a teacher. If you don't feel called, you can't deal with it. There are tons of mosquitoes in my room. At first, there was nothing. I had to bring everything. My family. It was very difficult for me. There was no television, no mattress, no blanket, always difficult two years ago, he got one of the few permanent jobs available for teachers. It was a great shock when she found out where she was located, now her goal is to spread knowledge in remote places. This is a big challenge I fear for my students I don't feel calm because man something can always happen they could drown or get hurt the bridge is very difficult for the children Yuriy knows he has a good half hour of worrying until the first children start to arrive Candice and her friends will soon have made it if all goes well the closer they get to the shore the faster they will go and they even forget the most important rule to keep distance between them, they can't cross the bridge fast enough a ten year old girl in need has an especially difficult fight she suffers from fear of heights with each step the feeling of dizziness increases forcing her to kneel Edie's friends cannot wait for her together in one place the danger The collapse is too great after about half an hour the first ones finally manage to have land firm under their feet once again the tiredness is noticeable and the relief of the children is not only the intense concentration but also the heat and humidity that tires 30 minutes in the The scorching sun on a wobbly wooden bridge has become part of everyday life, but it is something they will never get used to.

I feel relieved because nothing happened and no one was hurt. Class starts in just half an hour. There is still a long road ahead, but the hardest part is already behind you. The most dangerous part is yet to come. I'm afraid of stingrays. Yes, if you get stung, you can die. I have to be careful. They bury themselves in the mud. A stingray state can be fatal. or cause serious injuries but this is the only way to get to school mission accomplished without encountering a stingray without getting my backpack and school supplies wet. I was relieved because I had the mud in the water behind me now Kwan can finally put on his dry school uniform.

Class starts in 20 minutes, although he already knows that he will be late again, he is happy to be able to go to school, it brings him a little closer to his dream of moving to a big city. The sweet Nevaeh Andrea and Edy have been on the road for more than an hour now, unlike the wine, at least they are not alone, which makes the time go by faster. The temperature is already 34 degrees Celsius at a quarter to eight. Tomorrow with a humidity of 97% it is very hot while we walk we have to protect ourselves from the sun yes, if we are very hot let's say and when we return home in the afternoon it is even more difficult even while walking to school they are already thinking about the way back even hotter and over the wooden bridge.

Again, if the kids are lucky, an adult will pick them up on a motorcycle after school, but they won't know until school ends at one. The last 15 minutes are the most difficult. The temptation to sit in the shade is great, okay? wow you know the reason why they are making such a great effort to learn things that will help them make their dreams of a good job come true soon it will come hewan also gathers strength for the last stretch the hardest part is the hill we just passed and the who comes to pass the time Kwan practices doing calculations in his head math is his favorite subject after an hour and a half Candis and her friends finally arrived just before 8 o'clock on the blue roof of the school.

It appears behind the last hill. This place only gives them an injection of energy. The companions who live a little closer are already there. A total of 15 children between six and ten years old go to school. Education is mandatory in Colombia for nine years, butonly 85% of the children actually go to school Quan finally arrives shortly after 8:00 even though he asked to take an arduous path he likes school for him it is a welcome change from the hard life on the farm Very family salsa today the topic of the media is part of the curriculum the classmates in addition to general knowledge the children learn mathematics in Spanish art religion and sports the school only receives textbooks through donations the URI teacher buys most of the classroom material with her meager salary of 350 euros per month the teacher faces the same challenge every day teaching six different levels from preschool to fifth grade all at the same time it is very difficult to teach like this why because I look at a topic So that it is good for everyone, then I assign them a task that everyone can do and then another that is appropriate to the level.

This means that the tasks have different degrees of difficulty. Two years ago, most of the children wrote very badly and came to school irregularly. Julie She is proud that that has changed. Her students really like going to school now, but there is still a problem. The children arrive exhausted. They are often tired and have trouble concentrating. Yes, guys, but I try to teach things that are fun for kids and where. They have to actively participate. I know the circumstances are not easy for them. I can always tell them that the effort and learning will pay off in the future.

After three hours the children have a 45-minute break, they can rest and get something to do. Sometimes like Parents bring their kids something during lunch break, but most get a break box before I arrive. Breakfast, my grandmother always gives me something to eat because there is no cafeteria here after lunch, there is still time to play something. you can't do much at home here you can finally be a kid and the fun continues in gym class the kids love it they can stop thinking and just be silly shortly before 1 o'clock the end of the lesson is approaching And so too.

On the trip back home I'm always a little afraid to go back because it's very hot there and if you get into the water when they need you so much you'll get scared and drown. Ken DS hopes that his father Salvador has time to pick her up. getting on a motorcycle today is not particularly safe either but at least it is better than the wooden bridge. The teacher lets her young pupils go but with mixed feelings she knows that today has brought them one step closer to their dreams but she also knows that the tests and tribulations that await them Candis and her friend Andrea are lucky Salvador is already waiting he can't always pick them up it depends if he or his wife need the motorcycle for something else it is their only means of transportation the two girls are happy when someone picks them up although the trip and The motorcycle is also not exempt from risks when it rains.

I prefer to walk when it is so wet that it is easy to slip and get seriously hurt. Yes, muddy roads are the most difficult. You have to be very careful. When you drive here you have to make sure you don't slip on the mud blocking wire. There are also many Buffalo here that destroy the soil. I mean, it's also very difficult for children and you really have to be careful in the morning, it's often too wet. and muddy to carry the children safely in the afternoon the sun has dried the ground at least a little although the people here are very good drivers there are accidents every day on the roads in poor condition they slip and fall and can get seriously hurt Well, it only takes 30 minutes to get back on the motorcycle.

Kuan has just completed a quarter of the way. The midday heat is affecting him. 38 degrees Celsius, there is no wind and the water supply is limited. Only the trees provide a little shade. Kwan's grandparents are waiting for him and worry if he returns home today, but they also know that he takes a break on the way home and therefore takes a little longer. I'm here for maintenance. I like crime. A tree. It's nice, it's shady here and it's cooler, especially in. the afternoon when the sun is even hotter after school yes, I take a break here sometimes I use in the evenings as sunscreen to give me some shade after the short break Quang goes step by step towards the section of the route that he fears it the most. almost 2:00 in the afternoon the trail has been up for nine hours and now it has to go back through the water with those dangerous creatures but there is one thing on the way home that is looking forward to its favorite spot on the river , while one still has an hour of walking ahead of them, the others approach their destination after a half-hour trip. then I do my homework she likes to watch TV after school with her 11 year old sister Kathleen after that homework because mother you see that Liz helps her daughters she recently went back to school and graduated she herself has no vocational training for that she would have to move to another city and leave her family, but she doesn't want that, so it's even more important to her that her two daughters can make their dreams come true.

Meanwhile, Quan has reached the river, he still has to cross it, but then he will be home. Although he is late, there is one thing he will not miss today. Kuan loves swimming in a river without dangerous animals. It's okay, the water is very nice and cool and I can relax a little. I can swim fast without me. One canoe trip later and he is. Finally at home exhausted after a very long day, his grandparents and his work are already waiting for him. Yes, I feel very relieved when he comes home and nothing has happened. I'm also proud of him when he brings home good grades.

Glad to hear it. to be here and not have to go through the mud and water anymore. I feel really relieved. At the end of the afternoon, Candy meets up with her friends again before going to bed. The family spends time together. I am very happy when they arrive. home because every trip to and from school is easy and dangerous. Even though Candice is afraid to go to school every day, she knows it is the only chance she has to achieve her career aspirations. I want to be a great artist. I love painting. They say: Hello, me.

She loves to paint landscapes, that's why every day she faces the rotting and shaky wooden bridge. She is sure that this is how her dreams will come true. At seven in the afternoon Quan has finished all of his homework even though his grandparents are very strict. Give him support I hope one becomes an engineer like my children Becca. You shouldn't end up as a field worker or a fisherman. I always tell him that he has to study. I want to go to medicine, Ian, and study there. be an engineer to be able to get closer to his desires and dreams Hewan and the other children of the town, the truth is, they have to go to school for the next few years on one of the most dangerous roads in the world to go to school.