Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Teenager, Timbuktu

Teenager, Timbuktu

Photograph by Brent Stirton, National Geographic

High heels and high hopes have become vogue among teenage girls at Timbuktu's lone high school. A rise in female pupils, aided by scholarships, marks a national effort to cut Mali's 74 percent illiteracy rate.

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