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Fatou Bintou is a pretty and joyful young girl. She is now trying to crawl. She is very close to her mother and does not cry much. She pays attention to things around her. She lives with her parents and siblings in their own house made of clay. They fetch water from a well. In this remote village, the main occupation of the inhabitants is agriculture. Her father is a peasant. During the rainy season, he grows millet, maize and peanuts. As for the mother, she is a housewife. The irregular annual income of the family is US $890.00 and is not enough to cover the family needs. An extra support from a sponsor can certainly help this child grow up in better conditions.