By Marie Eve Bayingana | ---
My name is Bahati, I am 12 years old.
I lost my mother when I was 9 and my dad remarried soon after. My step mother did not want me in the house and convinced my dad to kick me out. I had nowhere to live and so I went to live in the street.
I would beg for food in the market and would carry groceries for people to earn a bit of money.
I made a few friends in the street and they taught me to steal to survive. I got beaten up a few times by people for stealing.
I was lucky that Children’s Voice found me and took me to their centre. They found a family that took me in and I started going to school.
I have learned a lot and have been happy to make friends here.
My dream is to become a great mechanic in future and here I have a chance to achieve that.
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