Friday, March 21, 2014

Interviews with two talibe boys.

Your name? Fallou

How old are you? 8 years old

How has your day been? Good (he woke up at 6am and I met him at 3pm.)

How many hours do you work? 9 to 10 hours

Do you work everyday? Yes

When do you go to school? Early in the morning (woke up at 6 for the morning prayer and then he studies until 8am), but he only studies Islamic [education]

Anything you would like to see change for talibe your age? Yes (he would like to be able to just go to school and not beg in the streets of Dakar.)

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Your name? Saliou

How old are you? 8 years old

How has your day been? Good (he woke up at 6am for the morning prayer)

How many hours do you work? 9 hours

Do you work everyday? No (he works every Thursday and Friday)

When do you go to school? (He goes to school on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, but he only studies Islamic)
                                      -He also said he is not interested in learning French, mathematics, etc.

Anything you would like to see change for talibe your age? (He would like to be able to just go to school and not be a talibe)


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