Week of November 14, 2009
Agnes KanuTwelve-year-old Agnes Kanu carries a machete into the bush to cut down tree trunks. Photo by Rachael Borlase.
Description
Agnes Kanu is a 12-year-old living in the village of Kamoria in Sierra Leone. She gathers and sells sticks with the other women to help provide for her family, but she doesn't plan on doing this forever. Agnes has great dreams — dreams of being a doctor.
Rachael Borlase reports.