Here is a picture of the Community Center in Biao. You will find people gathered here selling fruit, vegetables and fish every Sunday.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Education in Biao
Biao has an Elementary school and a High School. The high School has 337 students, far less than the Elementary School. The majority of children do not attend High School because their family is poor and they are needed to work on the farm. Antoher reason most children do not attend High School is due to the long distance they have to travel. You will see children walking in from the mountains, some travel 5 - 10 miles one way to reach school. It is sad to see them carry a plastic bag with a little rice and a dried fish, all the eat for the day. Here is a section of the roadway near the school with several school children.
Small Store in front of Home
You will see a lot of small stores in the front of homes. They sell snacks, drinks and gasoline in glass soda bottles.
