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2019-10-21T04:31:44.508Z


Carole from Cameroon, she lives today in Grenoble, France: "I never went to school, my dad thought girls were not in school, he told me to concentrate on doing housework and getting married, and yet I always knew that my dad was not right, I longed to learn something, friends motivated me to think about leaving my country, they said that if I could, I could have a better life, so I left Cameroon and landed in Algeria for two years, I got a son, and when he was three months old I got on a ship to Europe, three days at sea, it was very cold, we had no vests, no blankets, no shelter I would not even send my worst foe on this trip, after that I spent six months in an Italian camp, the conditions were inhuman, and in the end I made it to France, I like it here Get me a work permit so I can learn something other than hairstyling. No matter what, I know my son will have a better future than me. "


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Carole from Cameroon, she lives today at Grenoble, France:
"I never went to school, my dad thought girls were not in school, he told me to focus on doing housework and marry, and yet I always knew my dad was wrong I was eager to learn something, friends motivated me to think about leaving my country, they said I could have a better life if I left, so I left Cameroon and ended up in Algeria for two years, and I had a son When he was three months old, I got on a ship to Europe, three days at sea, it was very cold, we had no vests, no blankets, no shelter, no food, I would not even be my worst enemy After that, I spent six months in an Italian camp, the conditions were inhumane, and in the end I made it to France, I like it here, I want a work permit so that I can do something other than Ha can learn arstyling. No matter what, I know my son will have a better future than me. "

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