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THE PAIN OF CHILD LABOUR
When other children are playing or doing homework, Mayillah goes to work. Every day. Since she was nine years old. She has a job breaking stones in order to support her family financially and pay school fees. It’s back-breaking labour with a high risk of injury. Now 17, Mayillah dreams of one day getting a job as an accountant so she can pull her family out of poverty.
 
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COME, I’LL SHOW YOU
THE PAIN OF CHILD LABOUR
When other children are playing or doing homework, Mayillah goes to work. Every day. Since she was nine years old. She has a job breaking stones in order to support her family financially and pay school fees. It’s back-breaking labour with a high risk of injury. Now 17, Mayillah dreams of one day getting a job as an accountant so she can pull her family out of poverty.
 
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FILMMAKERS
| Director | Santigie Sesay, Alexander Baffour Nsiah |
| Director of Photography | Schwarbu Emile Kamara |
| Editor | Schwarbu Emile Kamara, Paulina Ama Arthur |
| Sound + Light | Luther N. Mafalleh, Augustine K. Blamah |
| Production Manager | Salamatu Kuyateh |
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FILMMAKERS
Director
Santigie Sesay, Alexander Baffour Nsiah
Director of Photography
Schwarbu Emile Kamara
Editor
Schwarbu Emile Kamara, Paulina Ama Arthur
Sound + Light
Luther N. Mafalleh, Augustine K. Blamah
Production Manager
Salamatu Kuyateh
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FILM INFORMATION
| Type | Documentary |
| Length | 14:02 min. |
| Sprache | Krio with English subtitles |
| Country of origin | Sierra Leone |
| Year | 2017 |
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FILM INFORMATION
COME, I’LL SHOW YOU THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
SIERRA LEONE
Sierra Leone (officially the Republic of Sierra Leone) borders Guinea in the north and Liberia in the southeast. Freetown is the country’s capital and economic centre. English is the official language of this former British colony, but most people speak Krio.
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Over a thousand schools were destroyed during the civil war that lasted from 1991 to 2002. Following the Ebola epidemic (2014-2016), the country is now working to rebuild state and social infrastructure. Both Sierra Leone’s constitution and the 2004 Education Act mandate nine years of compulsory basic education, but full compliance is not possible due to a lack of schools and teachers. The literacy rate of the adult population in 2015 was 48.1% (women: 37.7%, men: 58.7%).
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Sierra Leone has a great variety of media. After a long debate, 2013 saw the passing of a freedom of information law. Sierra Leone ranked 85th out of 180 countries on the 2020 World Press Freedom Index, published by Reporters without Borders.
COME, I’LL SHOW YOU THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
SIERRA LEONE
Sierra Leone (officially the Republic of Sierra Leone) borders Guinea in the north and Liberia in the southeast. Freetown is the country’s capital and economic centre. English is the official language of this former British colony, but most people speak Krio.
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Over a thousand schools were destroyed during the civil war that lasted from 1991 to 2002. Following the Ebola epidemic (2014-2016), the country is now working to rebuild state and social infrastructure. Both Sierra Leone’s constitution and the 2004 Education Act mandate nine years of compulsory basic education, but full compliance is not possible due to a lack of schools and teachers. The literacy rate of the adult population in 2015 was 48.1% (women: 37.7%, men: 58.7%).
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Sierra Leone has a great variety of media. After a long debate, 2013 saw the passing of a freedom of information law. Sierra Leone ranked 85th out of 180 countries on the 2020 World Press Freedom Index, published by Reporters without Borders.
