Sheglet Village, Gash Barka, Eritrea. The children come from Nara, Tigre, Kunama, and Tigrigna ethnic groups. There are nine national languages in Eritrea and texts and curricula have been developed for eight of these in addition to English. Credit: Ezra Simon

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