The photograph that united a family
When Muntaka Chasant set out to photograph ‘burner boys’ on Agbogbloshie dump in Accra, Ghana, he had no idea that one of his photos would reunite a family.
But despite runaway Malik being reunited with his family, his future remains uncertain.
This video is part of Project 17, a World Service series produced in partnership with the Open University, in which teenagers around the world look at progress on the UN's goals.
Filmed by: Sulley Lansah
Produced by: Eleanor Layhe
Edited by: Woody Morris
Photo: Malik, on the right, as a 'burner boy' on the Agbogbloshie dump in Accra, Ghana Credit: Muntaka Chasant
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