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This 13-Year-Old Kyrgyz Girl Supports Her Whole Family

February 26, 2016 15:56 CET

This 13-Year-Old Kyrgyz Girl Supports Her Whole Family

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13-year-old Aichurek Sulaimanova is the sole breadwinner for her family in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Aichurek collects plastic bags after school to provide for her disabled mother and younger brother.

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