In the sun-scorched plains of 23 counties in the ASAL regions, the blackboard in classrooms is quickly becoming a relic.
A merciless drought brought on by the failure of the 2025 short rains is slowly emptying students from the classrooms as their parents are forced to make the impossible decision between the survival of the family and the education of the child.
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