Read Touching Story of Ghanaian Woman’s Encounter With 10 Year Old Fulani Beggar

Josephine Yartel, a Ghanaian woman shared this inspiring story of her encounter with a young female beggar called Leila, from Mali, who was begging for money from her but what happened next will shock you.

Read the touching story below:

She wrote: “Today I made a new friend…she is Leila…one of those Fulani’s from Mali who beg for money in front of Accra mall

she approached me n smiled n spoke pidgin: antyy make u give me money make I buy food chop’..then I smiled back n said I hv not eaten since morn myself..
she asked if its true …I said yhh…then she handed me all the coins she had in hand…I asked if she is sure i can use the money…she said yh I cld…so I counted n it ws js 1cedi 10p…told her it wont be enough…she asked me to wait for a min…she went to check wher she keeps her money n brot about 4cedis…then she said 5cds shd be enough to buy rice…n I told her I wld need water…she then asked me to wait so she begs ppl for money for me…after abt 10mins, (was waiting for someone)..she came back with 50p from her bro n said she can direct me to a canteen…i followed her…while engaging her in convo

Ppl js starred at us…others said I shdnt mind her…i told them she wasn’t begging for money.

I distracted her with ques while we waited…she is js 10yrs

Then I asked why she gave me all the money…she replied ‘ibi u dey hungry anty, I go fit beg for money but u no go fit, so jst take am’…at this point i had tears in my eyes..n i know ppl were wonderong wht convo we were hving..

She asked that I tk fotos of her n with her…
It was too sunny so they came out dark…then when my friend arrived she told her to mk sure I get food to eat…then I asked her to tk her money…she looked disappointed n asked why…I told her i js needed company while I waited…”

Photo credit: Josephine Yartel