Decades of Soviet nuclear testing have poisoned large areas of Kazakhstan. Result: Qualified teachers refuse to work there. To bridge the gap, UNESCO is launching an ICT distance learning programme. Massive Soviet-era atomic testing has left the children of vast areas of Kazakhstan a lethal legacy, which extends beyond the obvious health issues posed by exposure to radioactivity. Coupled with economic hardship, contamination renders these zones unattractive to qualified teachers, who refuse to be posted there, thereby dampening hopes for the future entertained by the area's children.
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