One pen, one book

A small town high in the mountains of Baltistan, Pakistan. This is in a very remote and conservative area of the country. When I travelled here 25 years ago, I saw no schools and no females. School was some boys in a field with a man with a slate, writing words to learn. Women were within the homes or compounds. Female literacy there was about 5%. Now there are schools, and girls’ schools all through the region. The walls of the schools have a mix of murals, pictures and slogans to emphasise the importance of education.
It is very difficult to photograph females here, even children, so I sneaked this one. These little ones are in a school with the statements of Malala Yousufzai on the walls…one pen one teacher, one book etc.
It is great to see progress!
Happy Wall Wednesday to all.