Brief Summary Of The Documentary 'On The Way To School'

In the documentary On The Way to School they describe and show the physical and cultural difficulties that some of the children in developing countries have to persevere through. Someone who could benefit the concept of a smart village is 12 year old Zahira. Zahira lives in Morocco, it is a very rigid, rocky, and arid place. These physical issues could make it very difficult for her to travel to school. It also doesn’t help that it is a 4 hour walk, though it is a boarding school and she only travels the distance twice a week it is a very rigorous journey.
One of the ways that Zahira could benefit from the aspect of a smart village is the empowerment part of a smart village. Zahira being a girl has a little bit of a more difficult time going to school due to cultural believe. Before Zahira unbarked on her journey she was shown doing chores and helping out around the house. This
If someone like William Kamkwamba who created electricity with a windmill out of daily parts could dream up a innovative idea for Zahira school could be much more accessible. As shown in the documentary the location where Zahira was going to the boarding school had technologies such as permanent buildings, nice markets, and even transportation. So though they are still a developing third world country they have enough technology to come up with a innovative idea to benefit the 4 hour journey. Sometimes all it takes is a little idea to change people’s lives.
Overall the rigorous long journey is obviously embraced by Zahira and the other girls. Therefor to make this journey easier and more accessible they need the aspects of empowerment, sustainability, and innovation three characteristics of a smart village. Even though these girls are willing to walk the 4 hours they should be able to have a more effective and efficient way to get to the boarding