April 13th, 2009
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In a tiny village in Benin, Africa, 9-year-old Nanavi is the first girl from her family to enroll in school. The usual path for girls her age is to be initiated into the traditional voodoo convent and readied for marriage. But the voodoo priest gave his permission for Nanavi to attend school.

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