rrShade Ajayi, aged 50, had by no means set foot in a classroom till center age. In a pink gown and bonnet that now make up her uniform, she is fortunately studying to learn and write alongside college students aged 11 to 13 in Kwara state, Nigeria. As a baby, Ajayi labored in her aunt's store as an alternative of attending faculty. She now runs her personal enterprise making and promoting purses and luggage. Ajayi signed as much as attend faculty within the final tutorial 12 months, just for it to shut as a result of coronavirus pandemic. However colleges reopened in January and Ajayi lastly acquired her likelihood.rr
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