00:02In Nua Dihibu, a key migration hub on Africa's Atlantic coast, a school is giving migrant
00:08children a different path. Among the staff is a mathematics teacher who was once a migrant
00:14himself. I lost two of my friends at sea during the crossing. So these are some of the examples
00:24that made me sit down and reflect, asking myself, why not wait? Why not pursue other goals?
00:30Why not look for other alternatives? More than a classroom, the school serves as a bridge
00:35to opportunity. By helping migrant children enter Mauritania's public education system,
00:40it opens the door to educational. It opens the door to secondary studies, national exams
00:45and a more secure future. I came here to learn and my parents also want me to learn also so
00:55that when I grow up, I can give them back what they've given to me.
01:03Many of these children live in vulnerable conditions. Some face exploitation through
01:08begging or labour, while others were up dreaming of one day making the dangerous journey to
01:12Europe.
01:17We have a literary space for children. At the time, we noticed that there were many migrant
01:22children who were going out fishing, who were begging in the street and who were being exploited
01:27by their parents. As dangerous migration routes persist, the school offers education as a safer
01:38path to opportunity.
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