By Kwame Upper West Region, Ghana — Every weekday before dawn, 11-year-old Fuseini Wakil leaves his village barefoot, a frayed exercise book clutched in hand. His journey to school takes nearly an hour each way — through fields, across streams, and along dusty roads. “My feet hurt sometimes,” he says softly. “But I want to learn so I don’t end up like the men in the village who just dig and farm.” Across Ghana, thousands of children like Fuseini endure physically taxing and often dangerous treks just to access basic education. While policies on free and compulsory basic education exist on paper, the distance to school remains a stubborn barrier…