Children working

District 30 of Ouagadougou, one of the capital’s poorest neighborhoods, children dig and move dirt for making bricks and plastering houses. In this area many children do not attend school, but participate in income-generating activities to help their families, Burkina Faso.

Photo by Ollivier Girard/CIFOR

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