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Ruth

13 years old · Vea, Upper East Region, Ghana

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Meet Ruth

In Ruth’s own words.

Lives in Vea, Ghana, with family.

The Context

Ruth’s world.

Ruth lives in Vea, a farming village in Ghana’s Upper East Region — one of the poorest areas in West Africa. She attends school here, walking along unpaved roads through the savanna each morning.

In Vea, families depend on a single rainy season — just three months — to grow an entire year’s food. Only 9% of people in the district live within walking distance of clean water. The groundwater itself is contaminated with fluoride levels above WHO safety limits.

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