The Tin Can School ‘Buses’ of India

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You may be used to seeing the big yellow buses that bring kids back and forth before & after school everyday, but in India the daily commute to school has its own unique little mode of transport. Each day primary school children, from as young 4 years old cram into these makeshift school buses composed of not much more than a tin can cage placed on the back of a rickshaw.

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The bicycles are known to hold up to 10 kids at a time and at first glance they might remind you somewhat of a chicken coop on wheels but for these kids this method of travel is a more affordable method for them to access their schools due to the distances they have to go and the roads they may have to walk alone if they didn’t…

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