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- Beni Cial Yumba Musoya sits in class with other students
- Marie Samba, who left the artisanal mines, now raises hens and quails. Here she is preparing feed for her poultry
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From Mine Shafts to Classrooms: How a Cobalt Mining Town is Reclaiming Childhood and Rebuilding Hope
8,200 young people formerly working in the mines are being supported to integrate into school, vocational training, or income-generating activities
Thirteen-year-old Beni Cial Yumba Musoya used to spend her days scavenging for cobalt under the scorching sun in the artisanal mines of Kolwezi. Today, she dreams of donning a white coat and saving lives. "I want to be a doctor," she says, smiling shyly from her wooden desk at Kasanda…