A 10 year old boy is sitting at a desk studying language at a primary school in communist Laos.

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A student at The Ban Buamlao Primary School in Ban Buamlao, Laos, transcribes notes from a textbook to a workbook. Since many of the students are without textbooks, they construct their own using this method.

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Size: 3558px × 2372px
Location: Ban Buamlao Primary School, Ban Buamlao, Luang Prabang Province, Laos
Photo credit: © John Brown / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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