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New days on the roof of the world | Education gives former serf a new lease on life

From having no access to education to embracing a culture of learning, and from an illiteracy rate of over 95% to the full implementation of 15-year publicly funded education, about 1 million former serfs have stood up with dignity and become people who stand tall.

New days on the roof of the world | Education gives former serf a new lease on life

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