Normally, when you hear some primary school pupils whispering on the streets to each other, it is most likely to be a gossip on some mundane issue, but when I drew closer, it became apparent the primary 6 girls were trying to help their colleague who I later came to know as Jennifer, with a life-threatening issue, that is, how she will be able to raise 20 cedis to pay her school fees and fend for her younger sister and grandmother, now that she can no longer sell sachet water.
In this report, the 12 year old visibly malnourished girl tells Citi News’ Raymond Acquah how it’s like to live a life like hers, when it’s unclear where the next meal is coming from.