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Acknowledgements

This report was researched and written by Juliane Kippenberg, researcher in the Children’s Rights Division of Human Rights Watch.

Susan Meiselas, photojournalist, took all the photographs in this report, and generously donated them to Human Rights Watch.

The report was reviewed by Michael Bochenek, deputy director of the Children’s Rights Division; Lois Whitman, director of the Children’s Rights Division; Dustin Sharp, researcher in the Africa Division; Corinne Dufka, senior researcher in the Africa Division; Nisha Varia and Nada Ali, researchers in the Women’s Rights Division; Joseph Amon, director of the HIV/AIDS and Human Rights Division; Aisling Reidy, senior legal advisor; and Iain Levine, program director. Additional input was provided by Jo Becker and Clarissa Bencomo, respectively advocacy director and researcher in the Children’s Rights Division.

Production assistance was provided by Kennji Kizuka and Elizabeth Siegel, associates in the Children’s Rights Division; Veronica Matushaj, creative director and photo editor; Andrea Holley, publications director; and Fitzroy Hepkins, mail manager. The report was translated by Danielle Serres and Nicolas Gersdorff and vetted by Peter Huvos.

We wish to thank all the girls and young women who agreed to speak to us about their experiences. We also wish to thank two Guinean associations who advocate on behalf of child domestic workers and cooperated with us during this research: The Guinean Association of Social Workers (Association Guinéenne des Assistantes Sociales,AGUIAS)and Action Against Exploitation of Women and Children (Action Contre l’Exploitation des Enfants et des Femmes, ACEEF).

Finally, we acknowledge with appreciation the support of the Countess Moira Charitable Foundation, the Oak Foundation, the Independence Foundation and anonymous donors.