Burkina Faso: "Now I am at school, I'm not afraid of being forced into marriage anymore"

Violence and inter-communal conflict which has increasingly plagued Burkina Faso, reached an unprecedented level during 2019. This has led to a sharp deterioration in the humanitarian situation and the displacement of nearly half a million people.

12-year-old Ammi is one of thousands of children who have been caught up in the conflict. Now living in a camp for internal displaced people in the north-west, she and her family are being supported by Plan International who have helped her return to school.

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