School

Like most students in rural Nepal, Durge Kami is a diligent pupil who tries to listen to his teachers.  He differs from his school mates in just one respect, he is 69! At such a ripe old age, he was determined to realise his life’s ambition to complete his education. Not everyone supported him at first but by doing what he loves he’s become an inspiration for kids and adults alike.

RT Doc visits Angeles City in the Philippines, an infamous and popular sex tourism destination.  The city is home to many children conceived by foreign holiday makers who took what they wanted and left offspring in their wake.

The Central African Republic's bloody civil war lead to the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians. Orphaned kids were recruited by both sides of the conflict, taught to fight, drugged and thrown into battle. After a ceasefire in 2015, the rehabilitation process began for many of them, but after all they’ve been through, they and their mentors face challenging times. 

Cyberbullying has caused teenage suicides all over the world. It knows no physical or moral boundaries and can even reach out to terrorise victims in the apparent safety of their own homes. No punch is too low for the anonymous trolls who use the internet to threaten, insult and intimidate.

With the little village of Sennoye’s only school facing closure because there weren’t enough pupils, its three teachers decided to increase the number of village children by adopting more.

With the little village of Sennoye’s only school facing closure because there weren’t enough pupils, its three teachers decided to increase the number of village children by adopting more.

Having survived the dreaded “psychological assault course” in Tajikistan, Anna and Pavel now join a “survival school” in Nizhny Novgorod region. It’s a place where former conscripts are trained to become contract soldiers. There are a lot of women here, which is surprising as they are normally exempt from military service. 

“Gender equality gives children a fantastic opportunity to be whoever they want to be.” This is the basic idea of the gender-free pedagogy taught in Sweden. Any reference to gender is eliminated from toys, books and even speech. Tanja Bergkvist, a Swedish blogger, shows how this process can reach absurdity.

With the little village of Sennoye’s only school facing closure because there weren’t enough pupils, its three teachers decided to increase the number of village children by adopting more.

With the little village of Sennoye’s only school facing closure because there weren’t enough pupils, its three teachers decided to increase the number of village children by adopting more.

With the little village of Sennoye’s only school facing closure because there weren’t enough pupils, its three teachers decided to increase the number of village children by adopting more.

With the little village of Sennoye’s only school facing closure because there weren’t enough pupils, its three teachers decided to increase the number of village children by adopting more.

With the little village of Sennoye’s only school facing closure because there weren’t enough pupils, its three teachers decided to increase the number of village children by adopting more.

With the little village of Sennoye’s only school facing closure because there weren’t enough pupils, its three teachers decided to increase the number of village children by adopting more.

With the little village of Sennoye’s only school facing closure because there weren’t enough pupils, its three teachers decided to increase the number of village children by adopting more.

With the little village of Sennoye’s only school facing closure because there weren’t enough pupils, its three teachers decided to increase the number of village children by adopting more.