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  • Haoua Bokoum Amadou, 14, in the village of P?t?guers?, 40 km north of Dori, Burkina Faso on Monday May 11, 2009. A few months ago, Haoua was forced to marry the son of her village's chief - who is also her cousin.
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  • Haoua Bokoum Amadou, 14, in the village of Pétéguersé, 40 km north of Dori, Burkina Faso on Monday May 11, 2009. A few months ago, Haoua was forced to marry the son of her village's chief - who is also her cousin.
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  • Haoua Bokoum Amadou (left), 14, her mother Fatoumata Diallo (center) and her grandmother Aissatou Hawa in the village of Pétéguersé, 40 km north of Dori, Burkina Faso on Monday May 11, 2009. A few months ago, Haoua was forced to marry the son of her village's chief - who is also her cousin.
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  • Haoua Bokoum Amadou, 14, in the village of Pétéguersé, 40 km north of Dori, Burkina Faso on Monday May 11, 2009. A few months ago, Haoua was forced to marry the son of her village's chief - who is also her cousin.
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  • Haoua Bokoum Amadou, 14, in the village of Pétéguersé, 40 km north of Dori, Burkina Faso on Monday May 11, 2009. A few months ago, Haoua was forced to marry the son of her village's chief - who is also her cousin.
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  • Haoua Bokoum Amadou, 14, in the village of Pétéguersé, 40 km north of Dori, Burkina Faso on Monday May 11, 2009. A few months ago, Haoua was forced to marry the son of her village's chief - who is also her cousin.
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  • Haoua Bokoum Amadou, 14, in the village of Pétéguersé, 40 km north of Dori, Burkina Faso on Monday May 11, 2009. A few months ago, Haoua was forced to marry the son of her village's chief - who is also her cousin.
    BFA09.0511.EARLYMARRIAGE0082.jpg
  • Haoua Bokoum Amadou, 14, and her grandmother Aissatou in the village of Pétéguersé, 40 km north of Dori, Burkina Faso on Monday May 11, 2009. A few months ago, Haoua was forced to marry the son of her village's chief - who is also her cousin.
    BFA09.0511.EARLYMARRIAGE0119.jpg
  • Haoua Bokoum Amadou, 14, in the village of Pétéguersé, 40 km north of Dori, Burkina Faso on Monday May 11, 2009. A few months ago, Haoua was forced to marry the son of her village's chief - who is also her cousin.
    BFA09.0511.EARLYMARRIAGE0114.jpg
  • Haoua Bokoum Amadou, 14, in the village of Pétéguersé, 40 km north of Dori, Burkina Faso on Monday May 11, 2009. A few months ago, Haoua was forced to marry the son of her village's chief - who is also her cousin.
    BFA09.0511.EARLYMARRIAGE0079.jpg
  • A former child soldier sits against a wall covered in drawings of firearms and military vehicles in a transit and orientation center for child soldiers in N'Djamena, Chad on Thursday June 10, 2010. Center workers ask children to draw anything they like as a way to understand how they feel and get a sense of what's on their minds.
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  • Adjatou Traoré, 13, sits in a classroom at the Petit Paris primary school in the town of Dori, 240 km northeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Monday May 11, 2009. When she was 12, Adjatou's mother attempted to sell her to a Ghanaian man who was trying to find his son a wife. She refused the marry the man. "Early marriage is not a good thing," she says, "because a child should never have to give up school."
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  • Adjatou Traoré, 13, attends class at the Petit Paris primary school in the town of Dori, 240 km northeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Monday May 11, 2009. When she was 12, Adjatou's mother attempted to sell her to a Ghanaian man who was trying to find his son a wife. She refused the marry the man. "Early marriage is not a good thing," she says, "because a child should never have to give up school."
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  • Adjatou Traoré, 13, sits in a classroom at the Petit Paris primary school in the town of Dori, 240 km northeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Monday May 11, 2009. When she was 12, Adjatou's mother attempted to sell her to a Ghanaian man who was trying to find his son a wife. She refused the marry the man. "Early marriage is not a good thing," she says, "because a child should never have to give up school."
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  • Adjatou Traoré, 13, sits in a classroom at the Petit Paris primary school in the town of Dori, 240 km northeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Monday May 11, 2009. When she was 12, Adjatou's mother attempted to sell her to a Ghanaian man who was trying to find his son a wife. She refused the marry the man. "Early marriage is not a good thing," she says, "because a child should never have to give up school."
    BFA09.0511.EARLYMARRIAGE0180.jpg
  • Adjatou Traoré, 13, attends class at the Petit Paris primary school in the town of Dori, 240 km northeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Monday May 11, 2009. When she was 12, Adjatou's mother attempted to sell her to a Ghanaian man who was trying to find his son a wife. She refused the marry the man. "Early marriage is not a good thing," she says, "because a child should never have to give up school."
    BFA09.0511.EARLYMARRIAGE0214.jpg
  • Adjatou Traoré, 13, sits in a classroom at the Petit Paris primary school in the town of Dori, 240 km northeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Monday May 11, 2009. When she was 12, Adjatou's mother attempted to sell her to a Ghanaian man who was trying to find his son a wife. She refused the marry the man. "Early marriage is not a good thing," she says, "because a child should never have to give up school."
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  • Adjatou Traoré, 13, sits in a classroom at the Petit Paris primary school in the town of Dori, 240 km northeast of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Monday May 11, 2009. When she was 12, Adjatou's mother attempted to sell her to a Ghanaian man who was trying to find his son a wife. She refused the marry the man. "Early marriage is not a good thing," she says, "because a child should never have to give up school."
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  • Monument holding the remains of members of the revolutionary armed forces at the Necropolis Cristobal Colon cemetery in Havana, Cuba on Saturday June 28, 2008.
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  • Monument holding the remains of members of the revolutionary armed forces at the Necropolis Cristobal Colon cemetery in Havana, Cuba on Saturday June 28, 2008.
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  • Kiwanja MONUC IDP camp in near the town of Kiwanja, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, during a visit on Thursday December 11, 2008. Nearly 5,000 people have set camp outside the UN base, seeking protection.
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  • Kiwanja MONUC IDP camp in near the town of Kiwanja, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, during a visit on Thursday December 11, 2008. Nearly 5,000 people have set camp outside the UN base, seeking protection.
    DRC08.1211.FARROW0177.jpg
  • Girls sit on the floor because of a shortage of seats as they attend class at the Faye primary school in the town of Faye, Bas-Sassandra region, Cote d'Ivoire on Monday March 5, 2012. The class has 79 students, and the school has been forced to refuse any additional students.
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  • Children attend class at the Faye primary school in the town of Faye, Bas-Sassandra region, Cote d'Ivoire on Monday March 5, 2012. The class has 79 students, and the school has been forced to refuse any additional students.
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  • A girl sits on a floor mat while her sister lies down at the Kiwanja MONUC IDP camp in near the town of Kiwanja, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, during a visit on Thursday December 11, 2008. Nearly 5,000 people have set camp outside the UN base here, seeking protection, after recent violence forced them to flee their homes.
    DRC08.1211.FARROW0380.jpg
  • An inflatable terrestrial globe hangs from the ceiling as children attend class at the Faye primary school in the town of Faye, Bas-Sassandra region, Cote d'Ivoire on Monday March 5, 2012. The class has 79 students, and the school has been forced to refuse any additional students.
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  • Children write on their slates during class at the Faye primary school in the town of Faye, Bas-Sassandra region, Cote d'Ivoire on Monday March 5, 2012. The class has 79 students, and the school has been forced to refuse any additional students.
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  • A girl erases her slate during class at the Faye primary school in the town of Faye, Bas-Sassandra region, Cote d'Ivoire on Monday March 5, 2012. The class has 79 students, and the school has been forced to refuse any additional students.
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  • Beatrice Aka Affoue teaches a CP1 class basic maths in the town of Faye, Bas-Sassandra region, Cote d'Ivoire on Monday March 5, 2012. The class has 79 students, and the school has been forced to refuse any additional students.
    CIV12.0305.PROTECTION0094.JPG
  • Girls sit on the floor because of a shortage of seats as they attend class at the Faye primary school in the town of Faye, Bas-Sassandra region, Cote d'Ivoire on Monday March 5, 2012. The class has 79 students, and the school has been forced to refuse any additional students.
    CIV12.0305.PROTECTION0041.JPG
  • Niamassaka Akizou, 40, a mother of eight, sits with her child inside the home where she has found refuge in Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday December 15, 2008. Akizou and her family have been here for two months, after violence forced them to flee their home in Rutshuru, 70km north of Goma.
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  • Maombi, 15, stands in front of the blackboard in a classroom at the Angalisho adventist primary school in Goma, Eastern DRC, on Sunday December 14, 2008. "When I finish school, I want to become a teacher, I want to be someone in life," she says. Maombi and her family found shelter the school when they arrived in Goma after conflict forced them out of their home in Burumba, 12km from Goma. Every morning, they vacate the classroom to allow children to attend school, and come back in the afternoon. "I feel uncomfortable living here. I sleep on stones, i dont eat well. I like to go to school, now I do nothing," says Maombi. "I'm jealous to see other children go to school."
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  • Maombi, 15, (right) and her family in the classroom where they live at the Angalisho adventist primary school in Goma, Eastern DRC, on Sunday December 14, 2008. Maombi and her family found shelter the school when they arrived in Goma after conflict forced them out of their home in Burumba, 12km from Goma. Every morning, they vacate the classroom to allow children to attend school, and come back in the afternoon. they've lived here for five weeks.
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  • Beatrice Aka Affoue teaches a CP1 class basic maths in the town of Faye, Bas-Sassandra region, Cote d'Ivoire on Monday March 5, 2012. The class has 79 students, and the school has been forced to refuse any additional students.
    CIV12.0305.PROTECTION0049.JPG
  • Maombi, 15, stands in front of the blackboard in a classroom at the Angalisho adventist primary school in Goma, Eastern DRC, on Sunday December 14, 2008. "When I finish school, I want to become a teacher, I want to be someone in life," she says. Maombi and her family found shelter the school when they arrived in Goma after conflict forced them out of their home in Burumba, 12km from Goma. Every morning, they vacate the classroom to allow children to attend school, and come back in the afternoon. "I feel uncomfortable living here. I sleep on stones, i dont eat well. I like to go to school, now I do nothing," says Maombi. "I'm jealous to see other children go to school."
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  • A girl sits on a floor mat while her sister lies down at the Kiwanja MONUC IDP camp in near the town of Kiwanja, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, during a visit on Thursday December 11, 2008. Nearly 5,000 people have set camp outside the UN base here, seeking protection, after recent violence forced them to flee their homes.
    DRC08.1211.FARROW0056.jpg
  • Rebecca, 21, stands in the doorway of a friend's apartment in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Wednesday July 17, 2013. Rebecca exchanged sex for money for about six weeks until she decided to stop. "I couldn't have a clean conscience anymore", she says. She had started working as a sex worker after her father refused to pay for her school fees, forcing her to drop out. She's investing the money she made into a boutique she says will help her go back to school.
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  • A man tries to force Marie Tabeh, the mother of two-year-old Blackie, to get aboard the emergency speedboat that will carry her child to the district hospital from the village of Yoni, on Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone on Thursday April 22, 2010. Suffering from severe dehydration, the boy needed to be referred to the district hospital. Marie refused to follow her child without the approval of her husband; medical staff had to leave the mother behind to save the child's life.
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  • Amelie Adoko, 42, two of a friend's children while sitting in a basic shelter made of palm leaves near the village of Kpoto, Benin on Wednesday October 27, 2010. Most of the village was destroyed by floods that have hit the country over the past few weeks, forcing its 1500 to flee. They now live in a makeshift camp located about 500 meters from the village. Amelie looks after a friend's children while she's gone to the market.
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