(Part 2 / 4) Rahinata was raised mostly by her mother, Awa, due to her father passing away when she was young. Awa worked hard to support her children on her own, walking 16 km daily to the nearest trading center where she could sell a local beverage that she would make from millet grain. But now at the age of 60, Awa can no longer traverse those long distances, and must rely on her older children to support her. As Awa got older, her eldest son became the primary breadwinner of the household, and catered for his sister Rahinata’s school fees. This arrangement worked until Rahinata’s brother’s wife became extremely ill and had to be admitted to the hospital in the capital city for several months, putting an incredible strain on the family’s finances. And after his wife’s untimely passing, Rahinata’s brother was no longer able to afford school fees for his youngest sister. “I was so desperate. I did not have any other person to turn to for support,” Rahinata explained. * Sta...