[Broken_Hippo]

Somehow, you think that a child is digging themselves out of a hole and that working instead of schooling is not them being forced into one?

[aga98mtl]

Is there even schooling available in those areas? People in rich countries fail to appreciate how bad the situation is in truly poor countries.

[Broken_Hippo]

the story literally spoke of children that longed for school, but poverty keeps them from it.

So yes, there is schooling.