Zimbabwe Youth Escaping to South Africa
Dylan Thomas / UKaid / Department for International Development
Looking Ahead
13 year-old Lazarus Chidumwa wants to be a policeman when he's older. "I left my family in Zimbabwe and crossed the border because a drought happened in my village which meant my family ran out of food. And my school closed because the teachers would not work as they said they were not being paid enough money. I love school and I was really sad when it closed."
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