Sunday, April 15, 2012

In Benin, UNICEF-supported education and child rights programmes offer children a way out of exploitation

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In Benin, UNICEF-supported education and child rights programmes offer children a way out of exploitation

DJOUGOU, Benin, 3 April 2012 – Kabirou Sayo is only 15 years old, yet his life story could fill a book. “It happened at the end of a school day,” he explained when asked how he came to be a victim of child trafficking. ''I met a man called Baba who traffics in children. He tried to tell me the advantages of leaving for Nigeria.''