These kids go through hell just to get to school Iraqi school girls walking past British soldiers aiming at a sniper after troops came under fire in Basra. THINK your school run is tough? Marvel at the extraordinary lengths these brave kids from war-ravaged nations go to to get to school each day. It's easy to feel hard done by when the alarm sounds for work or school each day. But as these images prove, there's a lot to be said for a safe path to our daily activities, whether it be school or work. Kids walk to school in the village of Malakh, Afghanista. Picture: World Vision While some days on public transport can feel a little like the Wild West, it's easy to forget just how tough these journeys can be for those in developing countries. School kids from around the world battle raging rivers, share muddy paths with buffalo and scale mountains for their chance at an education.World Vision provided us with these exclusive images from the work they've done in some of the poorest and most war-ravaged areas of the world. Students make way for the worker and his horse on their way to school in the village of Gulucan in Hanyuan county, Sichuan province, China. Tim Costello, CEO of World Vision says: "Every day, around the world, we're seeing the power of education to transform communities. For instance, girls who spend seven years in school marry on average four years later and have 2.2 fewer children. "An extra year of primary school boosts girls" eventual wages by 10 to 20 per cent. An extra year of secondary school boosts wages by 15 to 25 per cent. Every time these children make such journeys to school, they don't benefit just themselves, but their entire communities. Nepalese girls float high above rivers on their way to school. These bridges are built at a fraction of the cost of suspended bridges and enable hill tribe children to cover the distances to school each day. Picture: justgiving.com Source: Supplied