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 I found this in the Church News, under "Church News" and I thought it was really interesting! GLOBAL One important way the Church is helping remove barriers to education in Mozambique View 2 more Children in front of the newly built classrooms at Magude Primary School in Maputo, Mozambique. The Church and No Poor Among Us helped the school upgrade to brick-and-mortar buildings in 2022.   Credit: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints   By Mary Richards     Updated 20 MAY 2022 12:15 PM MDT Imagine trying to learn in a makeshift mud classroom that floods every time it rains — or having no classroom at all, only a spot under a tree.  Many students in Mozambique face overcrowding and lack of infrastructure. More than half of girls drop out of school by grade five. Among students who finish primary school, nearly two-thirds leave the system without basic reading, writing and math skills. Recently The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the nonprofit organizat