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Yamilla Banou

Cherifoula, Bamako, Mali

Sponsor

EF

Class

4

Born in 

2013

The 6-year-old girl lives in a family of eight children. The father - a tailor by trade - left the family and does not support them financially. Only the father went to school. The grandfather gives money to the family, they only eat once a day, either in the morning or at noon. They live in a rented room, without extended family support. Yamilla dropped out of school (she was first) because they couldn't pay her tuition. According to her teachers, Yamilla was clever and studied well. She has nothing for starting school, she wants a bag, pens, pencils, textbooks and to be able to go to school again like her brother. They cannot pay the tuition.

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