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What Kind of Yemen?
books. Classes consist of social topics, mathematics and basic
Arabic grammar and are provided by dedicated volunteers at
great personal sacrifice.
Villagers use all their means to ensure the continuity of
such classes given under highly primitive conditions. Some
strive to provide basic equipment such as chalk, while others
bring water from wells a long way away on the backs of donkeys for
the students to wash with. Similar conditions can be seen in many vil-
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