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Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don’t have a verifiable source on file yet. Know one?
What happened
A 15 year old girl's poor mother in Benin gave her to an aunt, but the aunt gave her to a slavemaster who took her to Libreville, Gabon and forced her to sell ice water on the streets. She was not allowed to keep any of the proceeds, and if she failed to sell enough, she was beaten with an electric cable.
Response and intervention
Gabonese authorities facilitated her return to Togo after her escape. The girl managed to escape to Gabonese authorities, who forced the so-called "employer" to pay her way back to Togo. She is now at a shelter for rescued children while waiting for repatriation with her parents, who have not yet been found. Medical and counseling help at a center for rescued children Plan International