Class
1
Born in
2016
The first grader little girl lives with her uncle. Her parents live in the countryside, they sent her to study in Bamako. 4 siblings are waiting for her back at home. Her parents are "gold diggers", she is the oldest child. Sometimes the parents come to Kati (a town almost merged with Bamako) and then she meets her family. She will go home to the family during the break. The parents did not go to school. Bintou has no textbooks, her school equipment is the minimum, 2 notebooks, a pen, a pencil, a ragged little backpack. She likes going to school, reading is her favourite subject. She cleans at home. In her spare time, she likes hanging out with her friends and playing cooking in a kitchen. She really likes cookies and beans. She talks a lot, is an obedient, polite child, says the uncle. She studies very well, the best in her class of 80. She would love to have school supplies, textbooks...