
It takes up to two hours on a dirt road to trek from rural outposts to the town of Gulu, Uganda. But every evening, 40,000 strong make the journey. What’s surprising isn’t just the 16-mile round trip — it’s that it is done barefoot. In the dark. By children as young as 3. Marie Claire reports on the risky business of being a “night commuter.”
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