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EDUCATION
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Article 28
Make primary education compulsory
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"Girls are victims of their families"
Heba, 15, Egypt
Heba has been living on the streets of Cairo since she left home, because her father mistreated her. She has never been to school and admires children who have.
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Article 32
Eliminate slavery and similar pratices
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"I don't want to be a servant any more"
Alice, 10, Ivory Coast
Alice comes from a village near Abidjan, in Ivory Coast. She left school and her parents to live with her aunt, who used her as a servant. Beaten and made to labour, she escaped and fled to the police.
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Article 22
Protection for displaced citizens
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"We have become engineers and doctors"
Bridget, age unknown, Sri Lanka
Bridget is a Tamil from Sri Lanka. When she was a child, her family fled the homeland and sought refuge in India. Nowadays she works for an organisation in India that offers assistance to Tamil refugees.
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Article 28
Encourage attendance at schools
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"If we don't study, we won't get good jobs"
Jessica, 10, Brazil
Jessica is 10 years old. She has a scholarship that enables her to attend a school, in the city of Franca, Brazil. She is able to learn maths - a subject she loves - because her family receives an economic incentive. A high percentage of children in Franca work.
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