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Sat 05 May 2009Helping the poorest of the poor
There are 177 countries on the UN human development index, and Burkina Faso comes 176th. An Irish charity is bringing hope to people with disabilities there, writes CARL O'BRIENin Burkina Faso
SHE’S 15 YEARS OLD, but looks like a toddler, sitting in the dirt outside the family’s mud-walled home. When her grandmother calls from inside, Asmoom doesn’t so much crawl as shift her way through the dust and animal droppings, using the momentum of her slight frame.
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