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Doussou Koita

Cherifoula, Bamako, Mali

Sponsor

SZs

Class

9

Born in 

2009

The fourth grader girl, born in 2009, lives with her grandparents, her father left her and he lives with his second wife. Doussou has 5 siblings, she is the 2 child. Dad is a car mechanic, he supports the family, he commutes between his two families every second day. They rent 2 rooms in a large courtyard, which she shares with his mother's siblings and 7 other children. Her average is 7/10, she is the 12th best student in the class. They eat once a day at noon, she brings millet boiled in water to school. She likes literature and the French language. She doesn't hesitate to answer the question: ``what will you be when you grow up? by saying "white man." Otherwise she wants to be a doctor. She has many friends and likes to cook, she really likes housework. She peels potatoes and onions whenever needed.

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