Challenges of Providing Education to Underprivileged Children in the Philippines during COVID-19

🎨 Fourteen-year-old Mark Gutierrez is farming to save money for a cell phone needed for distance learning.

👥 The Itas indigenous tribe in the Philippines has faced dispossession and displacement for decades.

🌍 The COVID-19 pandemic has added additional challenges for indigenous communities in the Philippines.

📚 Philippine schools are implementing distance learning programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

💻 The lack of electricity, laptops, and internet connection is a major problem for many Filipino families, especially those living below the poverty line.

🏞️ Indigenous tribes, like the itas, face even greater challenges as they live far from cities and lack basic amenities like electricity and running water.

Philippine schools are facing challenges in providing education to poor children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Parents in the Philippines prioritize education as a legacy for their children.