The enchained freedom
Children have the right to be protected against economic exploitation. In a compound far way from the village around 100 children are kept prisoner.
Talibe
One of the hits from the album Tundu Joor. The song ‘Talibé’ protests about the situation of beggar children who roam the streets of Dakar and beyond.
The open door
Many children are victims of child labour. Adults such as Mr. Kro force them to work and stop them from going to school and playing. GAnion reminds us that it is forbidden to use child labour and that it must be fought against.
The radio
Yao worked really hard for a year in Nigeria so he could buy himself a radio, but now it doesn’t work...
Two friends, one bicycle
Kodjo and his friend decide to go and work in Nigeria to buy a bike. During the trip the children are caught in a fire in the bush and Kodjo’s friend dies…
Piwisso
Shares his opinion on the role of the media in the promotion of orphans’ rights and their protection in Togo.
A better futur
Children should go to school and learn so they can help their families and make a better future. You shouldn’t leave your country to look for happiness somewhere else. This is what Hodalo says.
Leaving for far away
Two young girls disappear after talking to a woman at the school exit. They were taken far from their village to work, which stopped them going to school and sitting their exams at the end of the year like everybody else.
Waiting
Moutawakilou worked two years in Nigeria because Oga, a drug dealer, had promised to buy him a motorbike in exchange, but he didn’t keep his word.
Oga (trafficker)
Abibou was taken with other children to Nigeria by a child-trafficker. He had promised to buy Abibou a motorbike. In fact, he used him to earn money and stopped him from going to school and so destroyed his chances of an education.
Akouvi at school
Akouvi wants to learn to sew so she can make her own clothes. Without listening to her mother who forbids her to do this, she decides to go to Nigeria in order to buy a sewing machine. She returns some time later, unhappy and without a sewing machine.
The dream
Even if certain women say that in Nigeria you can have everything you dream of (wraps, radios. .), Mawulé says this isn’t true and tells how her stay there was very difficult.
The motocycle
Agbéko worked in Nigeria for two years to buy a motorbike. He only rode it once and then he had an accident. Since then it no longer works. Two years of working in tough conditions and all that suffering for nothing !
Over there
Many young girls are persuaded to go and work in Nigeria in order to be able to buy everything they’ve ever dreamed of. There, they are, in fact exploited by adults and only experience unhappiness.
Kader Jean-Marc
An awareness-raising session on economic exploitation and mistreatment of children is presented to children by a RTB [presenter (Kader Jean-Marc, 18 years old).
Souaibou
Is president of the Children’s Assembly in Burkina Faso, and gives his opinion on the issue of child trafficking in Burkina Faso and West Africa.Siaka
Siaka is the organiser of the National Children’s Parliament in Mali and he talks about the struggle against child slavery, which was chosen to celebrate International African Child’s Day in 2007.Sedibou
Tells us that adults must be told about children’s rights in order to fight against exploitation and mistreatment of children, and to encourage their access to school.
Bernadette
Talks about the issue of how children are treated in Togo and the need to raise awareness amongst Togolese people of this question.
Aubierge
Talks to us about the victims of child slavery in Benin and of his desire to take part in raising awareness of this problem.Aïssata
Aïssata is the president of the Children’s Parliament in Guinea and shares her point of view on the problem of child trafficking and the struggle to overcome this.
Talking with my parents
Despite her parents forbidding her to go there, Assigble set off for Nigeria. On her return she tells of the unhappiness she experienced whilst living there.
Being proud
Amavi tells us that it’s more rewarding to work at home in the village, rather than work as a domestic help far away from home.
Feel lucky
A group of Togolese children taken to work in Benin and Nigeria explain their decision never to go back there.
Enfant soldat
The General Child soldier finds himself subject to many questions from his friends of Poto Poto, who can’t understand that a child could wage war on somebody.
Fous le bordel
In this ragga song, children of Poto Poto talk with PRIPRI (a prostitute), in order to know why she does this job
Talibé
Moussa relates everyday life of the talibé (beggar child) in Africa. These children are often exploited
Taalibe
Omar Ndiaye is one of the leading figures on the Senegalese musical scene, whose acoustic folk is developing as much as electric Mbalax.
Xolalma taalibe
This text is written entirely in rap by children from Tundu Joor, and is sung in different languages : French, Wolof, Fula, Englis and Sossi,ENVOYER À UN AMI
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