Life in “paradise” is proving tough for a five year- old Samoan girl.
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Her name is Daisy, and she is among the growing number of child vendors on the streets of Apia, begging and selling goods to help support their families.
She spent the weekend helping her mother sell hair clippers at the S.N.P.F. Plaza.
“I came with my mother to sell these clippers,” she said. “She told me to get as many people as I can and ask them if they want to buy.
“We came early this morning.
“My mother told me that we should come here every day to sell these clippers so that I could get new white clothes for White Sunday.”
Daisy told the Samoa Observer her family was from Taufusi, and her mother’s name was Sieni.
“My mum didn’t buy me an ‘ofu’ (clothes) for White Sunday…she told me that it’s only for children who went to church.
“I want to go [to] church but she [told] me not to…but I want new clothes.”
Daisy said it was difficult selling clippers at the Plaza.
“People gave me money to go and buy bongos but they don’t want to buy my clippers.
“My mother told me to give her the money to buy us food at night.
One woman at the shop…bought me new shoes.” Daisy said her new shoes were nice. People helped her out in other ways too, with one restaurant giving her food when she was hungry.
“People feed me inside here… sausage, rice….chicken. A Chinese woman also gave me Coca-Cola… she loves me…we don’t have food at home.” The little girl was not allowed to go to school.
“My mother told me to stay home because we have no money for my lunch. “I want to go to school.... so that I could eat ice cream and sausages every day.”
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