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Ninjou Djiguiba

Cherifoula, Bamako, Mali

Sponsor

Savannah Belly Dance

Class

4

Born in 

2009

In 2021, 14-year-old Nindjou's father was killed during a nighttime attack in Dogon land, and he fled with his siblings to his aunt living in Bamako. He is only in the 4th grade because he was unable to continue his studies after the closure of schools in Dogonland due to the riots. He is top of the class. 4 of his siblings and his mother still remained in the village, their relatives could not accommodate them too. Math is his favorite subject. In his spare time, he plays football, Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo are his favorite. He helps selling oranges and mangoes at the market and does the jobs he is assigned to do. He wants school supplies.

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