Sindh Teacher Defies Odds, Rides Motorcycle to Village School Daily

An image of a teacher riding a motorcycle in Sindh is making rounds on the Internet.

By Ummara Sheraz | 11:01 am | Mar 30, 2021

An image of a teacher riding a motorcycle in Sindh is making rounds on the Internet. Twitter can’t help but laud this young Sindh teacher.

This young woman rides her motorcycle three kilometres every day to teach children in a small village of Sindh.

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Naturally, Twitter was all praise for this teacher. While Pakistan continues to struggle with the phenomenon of ‘ghost schools’ it is great to see a teacher that goes to all extents to show up to work, for these children.

 

Ghost Schools & Unfunctional Schools in Sindh

Ghost schools are government schools that exist in records, employed with staff and a student body. However, in reality, either the buildings don’t exist, or are repurposed. Meanwhile, teachers do not come to work despite withdrawing a salary, hence no students are being educated.

This problem exists in rural areas where the low literacy rate prevents people from protesting against this crime. People are unaware of who to reach out to for help. Sometimes they are unaware a school is even being paid for with taxpayers’ money in their area.

People also talked about the need for long-term solutions to uplift Sindh’s rural areas. One Sindh teacher can’t do it all alone.

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52 ghost schools listed under the Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) were unearthed in 2018. Later in 2019, it came to light that some 100,000 teachers were drawing a paycheck from Sindh’s ghost schools.

Just earlier this year, it was reported that schools in tehsil Ghorabari of district Thatta were at risk of closure due to dilapidated buildings, and basic facilities such as washrooms and potable water. Meanwhile, the girls’ middle school in the area was used to host events like weddings.