Somalia: From shining shoes to attending school

[Deeq A.]

Despite being only 11 years old, Abdullah worked as a shoe shiner in Baidoa town, South West State. He lives with his family in Madhayto camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) — one of 517 IDP sites in Baidoa. Each morning, as the camp’s other children went to school, Abdullah would pack his shoe-shining tools and head to work. It was his responsibility to bring home food for his siblings.

Source: Hiiraan Online