Douala: 8-year-old scrap collector dreams of returning to school
By Synthia Lateu At about 10 am each day, eight-year-old Alain leaves his home in Douala and begins searching through discarded materials. He is looking for scrap metal. For Alain, the metal he finds is more than waste. It is a source of income for his family. “I look for metal, then sell and give…
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Douala: 8-year-old scrap collector dreams of returning to school
By Synthia Lateu At about 10 am each day, eight-year-old Alain leaves his home in Douala and begins searching through discarded materials. He is looking for scrap metal. For Alain, the metal he finds is more than waste. It is a source of income for his family. “I look for metal, then sell and give…
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