Studying is worth a gem for some kids
China Daily | Updated: 2008-12-26 07:52
This file picture shows a worker filtering earth in Koidu, Sierra Leone. Boys and girls as young as 10 dig for diamonds in illegal mines in Koidu to pay for their own schooling. AFP |
Under the watchful eye of security guards, boys and girls dig for diamonds in illegal mines of eastern Sierra Leone to pay for their own schooling and put food on the family table.
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