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  • A boy rings a bell to announce the beginning of class at the Ying Anglican Primary School in the Savelugu-Nanton district, northern Ghana on Monday June 4, 2007. The school counts about 95 students aged three to 15..
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  • A girl holds spoon next to her face outside the Ying Anglican Primary School in the Savelugu-Nanton district, northern Ghana on Monday June 4, 2007. Through a partnership between parents and Christian Relief Services (CRS) children a provided with a meal every day. According to one of the teachers, this alone is responsible for a 40 percent increase in attendance.
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  • Emanuel Nyanibo, 10, and her five-year-old brother ride Emanuel's bike to school near Savelugu, northern Ghana, on Monday June 4, 2007. "My father bought me a bike in order for me to keep going to school," says Emanuel. "He told me you have to keep going to school so that you can become president of Ghana one day."
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  • Girl holding English workbook during class at the Ying Anglican Primary School in the Savelugu-Nanton district, northern Ghana on Monday June 4, 2007.
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  • Boy drawing in exercise book during class at the Ying Anglican Primary School in the Savelugu-Nanton district, northern Ghana on Monday June 4, 2007.
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  • Mummuni Arishetu sorts sorghum as she prepares food for students at the Ying Anglican Primary School in the Savelugu-Nanton district, northern Ghana on Monday June 4, 2007. Through a partnership between parents and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) children who attend school are provided with a meal every day. According to one of the teachers, this alone is responsible for a 40 percent increase in attendance. CRS provides sorghum and oil, families provide tomatoes, fish and seasoning. Children also bring water and firewood from home.
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  • Two boys ride a bicycle outside a classroom in session at the Ying Anglican Primary School in the Savelugu-Nanton district, northern Ghana on Monday June 4, 2007.
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  • A teacher looks at students' work during class at the Ying Anglican Primary School in the Savelugu-Nanton district, northern Ghana on Monday June 4, 2007.
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  • A group of girls carry containers on their head as they head out to fetch water after coming home from school in the village of Ying, in the Savelugu-Nanton district, northern Ghana on Monday June 4, 2007..
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  • A girl walks through a muddy field as she carries a water bucket back home to the village of Ying, in the Savelugu-Nanton district, northern Ghana on Monday June 4, 2007.
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  • Girls play ampe, a traditional game based on hands clapping, jumping and rhythm, at the Ying Anglican Primary School in the Savelugu-Nanton district, northern Ghana on Monday June 4, 2007.
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  • Mariam Alhassan, 11, carries an empty bucket on her head as she prepares to head out to fetch water with other girls after coming home from school in the village of Ying, in the Savelugu-Nanton district, northern Ghana on Monday June 4, 2007. "I saw some other children go to school," she recalls, "but my father said we had no money for me to go. I cried and he agreed to send me." Before heading to school, Mariam I helps her mother at home by sweeping the floor, cooking, fetching water and firewood.When her father died a few years back, her older brother promised to keep her at school..
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  • A group of girls carry water buckets on their heads as they walk back home from a borehole situated 15 minutes away from the village of Ying, in the Savelugu-Nanton district, northern Ghana on Monday June 4, 2007.
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  • A group of girls carry water buckets on their heads as they walk back home from a borehole situated 15 minutes away from the village of Ying, in the Savelugu-Nanton district, northern Ghana on Monday June 4, 2007.
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  • Mariam Alhassan, 11, helps her mother cook dinner inside the compound where they live in the village of Ying, northern Ghana, on Monday June 4, 2007.
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  • A child plays with a bicycle tire in the village of Ying, northern Ghana, on Monday June 4, 2007..
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  • Mariam Alhassan, 11, pours the water she brought back from a borehole located 15 minutes away in a large clay container inside the compound where she lives with her family in the village of Ying, northern Ghana, on Monday June 4, 2007.
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  • A French teacher writes on the board during class at the Savelugu Junior Secondary School in Savelugu, Ghana on Tuesday June 5, 2007..
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  • Girls play football (soccer) outside the Savelugu Junior Secondary School in Savelugu, Ghana on Tuesday June 5, 2007.
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  • A group of students gather around a single schoolbook during a class at the Savelugu Junior Secondary School in Savelugu, Ghana on Tuesday June 5, 2007.
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  • A young girl holds a younger sibling in the village of Chaalam, Ghana on Tuesday June 5, 2007. Taking care of young children is often the job of girls in Ghana, as women often need to work in the fields and can't stay home.
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  • Girl in the village of Chaalam, Ghana on Tuesday June 5, 2007.
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  • Girls walk back home from picking shea nuts to go get ready for school near the village of Ying, Ghana on Wednesday June 6, 2007..
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  • Children on their way to school in Savelugu, Ghana on Tuesday June 5, 2007.
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  • A boy holding the pan he uses to eat lunch walks to school in the village of Ying, Ghana on Wednesday June 6, 2007.
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  • A boy writes in his notebook during class at the Savelugu Junior Secondary School in Savelugu, Ghana on Tuesday June 5, 2007..
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  • A girl carries school books on her head after class at the Savelugu Junior Secondary School in Savelugu, Ghana on Tuesday June 5, 2007..
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  • Boy in the village of Chaalam, Ghana on Tuesday June 5, 2007.
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  • Fajima Yakaba, 12, drives her UNICEF-donated bicycle along the road leading to her village as she heads back home after school in Savelugu, Ghana on Tuesday June 5, 2007..
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  • Mariam Alhassan, 11, attends class at the Anglican Primary School in the Savelugu-Nanton district, northern Ghana on Wednesday June 6, 2007.
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  • Mariam Alhassan, 11, attends class at the Anglican Primary School in the Savelugu-Nanton district, northern Ghana on Wednesday June 6, 2007.
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  • Abibata Alhassan attends class at the Nyologu Primary School in the village of Nyologu, northern Ghana, on Wednesday June 6, 2007. "By coming to school," she says, "I will know what I didn't know before." Everyday after school, Abibata helps her mother farm and fetch water. She hopes to one day become a teacher.
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  • Soale Ibrahim, 16, (center) attends class at the Nyologu Primary School in the village of Nyologu, northern Ghana, on Wednesday June 6, 2007. "At school, we get egg, meat fish, that we usually don't eat at home," says Soale...
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  • A man lines up plates of food for school children outside the Nyologu Primary School in the village of Nyologu, northern Ghana, on Wednesday June 6, 2007. The school feeding program here is sponsored by the World Food Programme.
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  • Soale Ibrahim, 16, enjoys his lunch in a classroom at the Nyologu Primary School in the village of Nyologu, northern Ghana, on Wednesday June 6, 2007.
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  • Children wash their hands with water dripping from the roof during a downpour at the Nyologu Primary School in the village of Nyologu, northern Ghana, on Wednesday June 6, 2007.
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  • A boy carries dirty metal bowls used for lunch on his head at the Nyologu Primary School in the village of Nyologu, northern Ghana, on Wednesday June 6, 2007. ..
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  • Abibata Alhassan (left) prepares food while her sister Aisha washes pots at their family's home after coming back from school in the village of Nyologu, northern Ghana, on Wednesday June 6, 2007.
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  • A teacher interacts with children during class at the Nyologu Primary School in the village of Nyologu, northern Ghana, on Wednesday June 6, 2007.
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  • A boy stands in front of a classroom during class at the Nyologu Primary School in the village of Nyologu, northern Ghana, on Wednesday June 6, 2007.
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  • Boy in the village of Nyologu, northern Ghana, on Wednesday June 6, 2007.
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  • A girl carries a younger child on her back in the village of Nyologu, northern Ghana, on Wednesday June 6, 2007.
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  • Children at play outside the Kotonli kindergarten in the village of Kotonli, northern Ghana, on Thursday June 7, 2007.
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  • Children at play outside the Kotonli kindergarten in the village of Kotonli, northern Ghana, on Thursday June 7, 2007.
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  • Portrait of girl with face painting outside the Kotonli kindergarten in the village of Kotonli, northern Ghana, on Thursday June 7, 2007.
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  • A boy plays with a sling shot outside the Kotonli kindergarten in the village of Kotonli, northern Ghana, on Thursday June 7, 2007.
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  • A boy uses a swing outside the Kotonli kindergarten in the village of Kotonli, northern Ghana, on Thursday June 7, 2007.
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  • A teacher gives a lesson on basic English vocabulary during class at the Kotonli kindergarten in the village of Kotonli, northern Ghana, on Thursday June 7, 2007...
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  • A girl points to body parts as she learns English vocabulary during class at the Kotonli kindergarten in the village of Kotonli, northern Ghana, on Thursday June 7, 2007...
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  • Teenage boys sit on a large tree trunk as they eat their lunch outside the Zogbeli Junior Secondary School in Tamale, Ghana on Thursday June 7, 2007..
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  • Students perform a sketch on HIV/AIDS awareness in front of other students outside the Zogbeli Junior Secondary School in Tamale, Ghana on Thursday June 7, 2007..
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  • A girl measures a piece of wood during a carpentry class at the Zogbeli Junior Secondary School in Tamale, Ghana on Thursday June 7, 2007. The class is mandatory for both boys and girls.
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  • A group of students gather to discuss HIV/AIDS at the Zogbeli Junior Secondary School in Tamale, Ghana on Thursday June 7, 2007. The group uses HIV/AIDS information booklets to help students engage in discussion.
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  • Girls playing on a swing at the Dahin-Sheli primary school in Tamale, northern Ghana, on Friday June 8, 2007.
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  • Kindergarten class at the Dahin-Sheli primary school in Tamale, northern Ghana, on Friday June 8, 2007.
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  • A girl attempts to solve a math problem on the black board during class at the Dahin-Sheli primary school in Tamale, northern Ghana, on Friday June 8, 2007.
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  • Children attend a science class where they use a makeshift battery-powered windmill at the Dahin-Sheli primary school in Tamale, northern Ghana, on Friday June 8, 2007.
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  • A boy sits under a tree while watching over cattle near the village of Dungu, Ghana on Friday June 8, 2007..
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  • A boy sits under a tree while watching over cattle near the village of Dungu, Ghana on Friday June 8, 2007..
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