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Assetou Moussa Gueye

Cherifoula, Bamako, Mali

Sponsor

Bodza és Boti

Class

7

Born in 

2010

The third grader little girl, born in 2010, lives with her father's extended family and her parents. There are 3 children in the family, Assetou is the only girl, she is the middle child. The father sells small things in the market, the mother is a housewife. Both parents went to school and speak French. Two children attend school, both at Chérifoula, the third is not yet of school age. She has a uniform, a big black rucksack, no books, but she is still a very good student. The family eats three times a day. Assetou's favorite is math, she likes to read a lot. She helps a lot at home, cleans and cooks. She likes to watch TV. Her aunt is a doctor, she wants to be one too, it's her dream. All she wants is a nice bag and textbooks. Tuition fees are difficult to pay, and payments are often missed.

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