For 5-year-old Priscilla, school was supposed to be a fresh start-a place where she could learn, play, and dream of a brighter future.
But just two weeks into her enrollment at Faith Montessori, she was dismissed, not because of her academic performance or behaviour, but because of her past.
Born into poverty in Dafeama, a small community in the Upper West Region, Priscilla has faced rejection and hardship all her life.
Her caretaker, Barbara Humphrey, recalls the struggles the little girl has endured. "Her family wanted to kill her.