Time for School: 2003-2016 (2016)

Time for School: 2003-2016 is the stories of five kids in five countries who are struggling against the odds to get a basic education.

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Nina Chaudry

Synopsis

Time for School is the stories of five kids in five countries who are struggling against the odds to get a basic education. These children live in countries where poverty, child labor, early marriage, and the chaos of war prevent legions of young people from getting an education. Time for School follows Nanavi in Benin, Jefferson in Brazil, Neeraj in India, Joab in Kenya, and Shugufa in Afghanistan during their first days of school and then for the next 12 years.

Actors

Crews

Nina Chaudry
Nina Chaudry
Director
Nina Chaudry
Nina Chaudry
Producer
Nina Chaudry
Nina Chaudry
Co-Writer

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