DRC: No money, no school

As is the case for most public schools in the DRC, the government is responsible for paying teachers' salaries and providing benches, tables and classrooms for the 150 pupils at the Lokanja Lina Nkoy village school. However, students here are crowded into four classrooms where the sun shines through gaping holes in the roof. They sit on logs, bare feet in the sand, wearing shabby clothes instead of uniforms. Still, the children are enthusiastic about learning, even if they must do so without even the most basic supplies.