Amanda
Meet children from the "mud school"

soccerboy

“I like to play soccer. I don’t like the bullies at school. I want to be rich one day so that I can afford good food for my family, and a house and a car.”
Magwenqana, 12

Emilihe5

“I enjoy playing games. I don’t like crime because it hurts people. I want to be a TV star.”
Emihle, 12

Text: Marlene Winberg
Photos: Satsiri Winberg


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