Thirteen-year-old Yié is the only Baka girl in her secondary school. She is determined that other girls like her should also have the opportunity to continue their education.
Yié comes from Mayos, a community of Baka pygmies in eastern Cameroon. Her school is 8km away – too far to travel each day – so she stays nearby and returns home when she can. But Yié and her mother are willing to do whatever it takes give her the best opportunities for the future.
“I love school and I am proud to go,” says Yié. “I like French and all the subjects really. School is good, but I am the only Baka girl in my school. I am a little bit unusual! I have friends there and I am accepted.
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