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On behalf of Camfed

Camfed motorcycle rides to aid of girls' schooling

By Caroline Daniel and Michael Peel

Published: December 17 2007 02:00 | Last updated: December 17 2007 02:00

In regions where mobile phones are scarce, computers more so and distances enormous, an older form of technology - the motorcycle - is a vital tool in Camfed International's efforts to maintain effective oversight of the girls whose education it sponsors.

Papaa Melum, a member of a Camfed district committee (CDC) in Iringa, Tanzania, says three members of the group often perch on the same motorbike to visit remote rural schools.

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