Zikra Wallet Manaou, age 12, from Tintihigrene, Gao region
"When I’m older I would like to travel, to see what life is like in the cities. I like my life in the village, but I’ve never been anywhere else but here. When someone from a city like Gao comes to visit, I see that physically they look much better than people in the village: they’re always well-dressed and good-looking, and they look stronger and fatter because they eat well in the city.

"My biggest wish is to become a literate woman. I hope my life in the village will be better in the future. I hope I will grow much stronger so that I can work very hard and enjoy the benefits of my work. I will do the same work as my own mum does now: I will cultivate my field and my garden, and I will provide well for my family."