Learners at the Auun Community Primary school near Grootfontein, mostly from the marginalised San community, sleep in shacks and tents while others find space under a tree.
Not only does this aggravate the notion that the government is neglecting San communities, but it also points to why learners from these communities find it difficult to escape from the spiral of poverty.
According to a teacher at the school, Desiree Katjindee, there are no beds and children are forced to share mattresses, most of which were donated.
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