A child’s well-being is worth more than gold

In narrow, unstable underground shafts, exposed to toxic substances, they risk their lives every day working for a pittance and the hope of a brighter future. These miners, sometimes younger than ten years old, work in small-scale gold mines in Burkina Faso. In ore extraction, crushing and washing in mercury, child laborers are used throughout the mining process. Through its child protection program in Burkina Faso, Terre des hommes (Tdh) helps child miners leave this world of suffering by supporting their education and vocational training.
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