Cecile, who lives in Cameroon, is the producer and editor of Social Forum, a weekly radio broadcast on sexual health issues. She is a 2007 Population Institute Global Media Award winner.
In Cameroon, like in most African countries, children are seen heavy-laden with items to sell around parks and markets. Made to work hard labor and long hours which in some cases extend late into the night, often they are brutalized -- in the guise of correction.