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The Fifth Floor: Education against the odds

Over 30 million children are out of school in the Middle East and North Africa, with many displaced by conflict in Sudan and Gaza. 成人快手 Dars Arabic offers them an online classroom.

At least 30 million children are out of school in the Middle East and North Africa, with many displaced by conflict in Sudan and Gaza. Today we鈥檒l hear from Hanan Razek and Georgina Pearce, who are part of the team behind Dars Arabic, the 成人快手 show that aims to connect these children with learning tools. Plus, 成人快手 Arabic Xtra's Saif Rebai tells us about the teacher who travels 40km to reach a remote community in the Libyan desert, and Anil Kumar reports for 成人快手 Telugu on the Indian school with just one student. We'll also learn how to say 'Once upon a time' in Turkish, Bengali, Korean and Kazakh, with Osman Kaytazoglu,Shahnewaj Rocky, Yuna Ku and Nurlibek Ukubaev.

Presented by Faranak Amidi
Produced by Alice Gioia, Hannah Dean and Caroline Ferguson

(Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)

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