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Children of the gold pits: Inside Namayingo’s deadly promise of wealth
"If the main reason is poverty, why are all the children who are not in mines not in school? Why are parents not bothered to stop their children from going to hustle in gold mines? Why are children not benefiting from the Universal Primary Education Programme (UPE)? Why do schools chase these children even after showing interest in education?”
Children of the gold pits: Inside Namayingo’s deadly promise of wealth
By: Vision Group Undercover Journalist, Journalists @New Vision
NAMAYINGO - At dawn, before the first school bell rings in remote Namayingo district on the shores of Lake Victoria, another kind of workday is already underway.
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