A child should go to school, not to work
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Domboué Nibéissé is 15 years old and enjoys being back at school after having spent several years working in cotton fields in Burkina Faso.
By Domboué Nibéissé
My name is Domboué Nibéissé. I am 15 years old. When I was 9 years old I had to leave school to work in the cotton fields.
I live with my aunt, I have five older brothers, five older sisters and three younger sisters.
I started school when I was 8 years old, but one year later in CE1 (2nd year of primary school) I stopped school becaus...
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