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Child Begging at Freetown Beaches Sparks Calls for Government Intervention
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Calls are growing for stronger government action against street begging in Freetown, with particular concern over young children reportedly being used to solicit money from visitors at Lumley and Aberdeen beaches. The concern was raised by citizen Charles Sylvanus Boye, who has written to the Ministry of Social Welfare, the Ministry of Gender and Children’s [...] The post Child Begging at Freetown Beaches Sparks Calls for Government Intervention appeared first on Sierraloaded.
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