{"media_url":"https:\/\/scontent-sin6-3.cdninstagram.com\/v\/t39.30808-6\/330594836_1891138901240628_1988718713426992391_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_eui2=AeFyi0eVh8nhAeDKabDGRCW-JG9H06kTd6Ukb0fTqRN3paxUOYiJEUBnB9Ku5g2dOmYakPMMMU69bLp1JOX9P5PR&_nc_ohc=KApMyvvLAaIAX89_8tA&_nc_ht=scontent-sin6-3.cdninstagram.com&edm=AM6HXa8EAAAA&oh=00_AfCbopUdDh8LL6yMlefNHVzaRQE9LnrU_YGax77s3XEaIQ&oe=648E6631","caption":"A group of about 30 children were sitting under a tree in the village of Abdul Rahman Chachar in Lakhi Ghulam Shah, Shikarpur. The village they belonged to was badly affected by the 2022 flood, their houses and other buildings were severely damaged by the flood water, and the school they used to go to was also destroyed. \nBut school is more than a building, and their teacher decided to carry on teaching, even if there was no classroom nor blackboard available. He gathered the kids in a village square under a tree every day and this is how their schooling continued. \n\nIn collaboration with @Sungi Development Foundation, Alight established a temporary learning center \u2013 we put up a large tent that would keep the children protected from sun and rain, and create a safe learning environment. The local community applauded the initiative and were very grateful for our contribution to their children\u2019s education. We also conducted enrollment drive \u2013 bringing into our tent school those children that were previously left out of education, especially girls. And we were successful in enrolling 24 children in addition to the 26 that were already studying. Now our temporary learning center hosts 30 young girls and 20 boys, all of them eager to learn and looking into future with hope, despite the traumatic experience of flood.","id":"17848850630924466","media_type":"IMAGE","timestamp":"2023-03-03T11:54:36+0000","username":"alightpakistan","comments_count":0,"like_count":8,"permalink":"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CpU2mzGtS01\/"}