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 because we didn’t have enough money. I was upset not to go. I didn’t like it because my friends would go to school and leave me on my own.
When I stopped going to school, I went to work in the fields to earn some money. It was difficult work and tiring. We picked cotton by hand. There were a few other children working alongside me.
I used to work in cotton fields like this all day long. I used to start sowing at 9am, rest around 1pm, and at 4pm I would go home. I was given between 500 (USD 0.79) and 7...
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