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FromDear Daughter

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26 minutes

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Mar 14, 2022

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Raquel left her children to work abroad, so she could give them a better life.
“I still remember the pain.”
Her daughter Alyssa shares her feelings about their years apart.
Episode 14 letter writer: Raquel
Please send Namulanta your letter. Go to www.bbcworldservice/deardaughter and click on “Send us your letter”.
#DearDaughter

Released:

Mar 14, 2022

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Titles in the series (47)

Your letters to your daughters. What do you want them to know? What do they need to know? With Namulanta Kombo, winner of the BBC’s International Podcast Competition 2021.

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