{"id":10046,"date":"2015-09-30T05:06:54","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T05:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=10046"},"modified":"2015-10-28T08:01:47","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T08:01:47","slug":"bridge-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/bridge-india","title":{"rendered":"An Indian Teenager Built A Bridge To Help Underprivileged Children Go To School\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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He is still a student, but he is already making a tremendous difference in his city.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The children had to cross through sewage to get to class<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before the bridge was made, the schoolchildren living in Sathe Nagar, Mumbai had to travel through a sewage-infested canal to get to school. Balbale was appalled when he saw the conditions. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cCrossing the [sewage] came with risks such as skin infections, malaria, dengue and other diseases. I felt terrible when I saw the children wade through the disgusting sludge,\u201d <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10047\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/grid-cell-31571-1443527278-11.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/grid-cell-31571-1443527278-11.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/grid-cell-31571-1443527278-11-600x297.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/grid-cell-31571-1443527278-11-85x42.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ak-hdl.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-09\/29\/7\/enhanced\/webdr13\/grid-cell-31571-1443527278-11.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The government would not step in, so he did<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With no help from the governing bodies, Balbale built a bridge to help the children travel to school safely. The entire project was managed by his NGO Nirbhay Yuva Pratishthan.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/iamin2-6_1443090384.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/iamin2-6_1443090384.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/iamin2-6_1443090384-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/iamin2-6_1443090384-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.indiatimes.in\/media\/content\/2015\/Sep\/iamin2%206_1443090384.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Now the children can cross safely and easily<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Balbale built the bridge out of long bamboo. The construction is 4-feet wide and 100-feet long and took eight days to complete. The biggest challenge was making sure the structure could support 50 people at once.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10049\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/enhanced-29820-1443524975-1.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/enhanced-29820-1443524975-1.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/enhanced-29820-1443524975-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/enhanced-29820-1443524975-1-85x64.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.trinixy.ru\/pics5\/20150929\/school_safely_05.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>He has more plans to improve the area<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Balbale wants to do more to improve the area\u2019s infrastructure. For his next project, he would like to supply toilets to local residents. Others would be hesitant to do so since the residents are undocumented.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/eshan_29092015_buzz.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/eshan_29092015_buzz.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/eshan_29092015_buzz-600x444.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/eshan_29092015_buzz-85x63.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.index.hr\/images2\/eshan_29092015_buzz.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/what-these-kids-do-everyday-to-go-to-school-will-melt-your-heart\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0What These Kids Do Every Day To Go To School Will Melt Your Heart.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eshan Balbale is a 17-year-old student living in Mumbai, India. 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