Photos: These shepherds climb down a mountain to go to night school

Many thousands of boys and men in Lesotho take up the vital profession of herding but have to give up their education. A small network of schools on a shoestring budget is teaching them the ABCs.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6240x4160+0+0/resize/6240x4160!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F42%2F76%2F8c3ef0e44c1cbce3b20fea03b1b2%2Flesotho-shepherds-73.jpg' alt='Shepherds attend a part-time night school near Mokhotlong, Lesotho. For many, these classes are the only form of education they can access.'/><p>Many thousands of boys and men in Lesotho take up the vital profession of herding but have to give up their education. A small network of schools on a shoestring budget is teaching them the ABCs.</p><p>(Image credit: Tommy Trenchard for NPR)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-143582' />