Poverty Forces 13-Year-Old Boy in Ghana to Beg Instead of Attending School

Thirteen-year-old Emma spends his days begging near a major traffic interchange in Accra rather than attending school, highlighting the impact of extreme poverty on children's education.

25 Aug, 15:21 — 25 Aug, 15:21

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Invincible Lives: 13-year-old Emma dreams of school but poverty forces him to beg for survival

Thirteen-year-old Emma wakes up each morning not to the sound of a school bell, but to the noise of traffic beneath the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange.

By Prince Adu-Owusu

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Poverty Forces 13-Year-Old Boy in Ghana to Beg Instead of Attending School

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