Grandmothers in Senegal are proving to be a powerful force in efforts to improve the lives of children, especially girls, in villages in Senegal.

Egge Kande is one of them, urging girls not to drop out of school or fall pregnant.

Producer: Dina Demrdash; camera: Maxime Le Hegarat

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