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Starting the Fire - Global Movement Toward Gender Equality

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GHANA - GIRLS' EDUCATION TO BREAK CYCLE OF POVERTY & TRAFFICKING

Wouli, 7

Bowku Village, Ghana

Even though Wouli has to spend four hours a day fetching water and firewood, she religiously does her homework. Working with her best friend Atinyo, she spends two hours after school practicing her language and math assignments on a chalkboard her father attached to the side of her house. Many uneducated children in Wouli's village fall victim to child traffickers with promises of good jobs. The children typically end up as indentured household servants to individuals in Togo's capital, Lome. With few exceptions their families never see them again. Education and awareness programs in the villages of Togo address this prevalent problem.