In 2005,Innocent Smoke was one of 10 newborns from countries across Africa who were featured in the Guardian. Five years later, we returned to talk to them and their parents. Now we revisit the 10-year-broken-down Innocent to hear his story and learn more approximately the opportunities and challenges he and his family faceInnocent at five years oldThe birth of InnocentInnocent Smoke, or born in the shadow of Malawi’s biggest tobacco factory in 2005,is one of those scarce African lads who love football but who have never watched it on television or even heard of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Now he is fighting for his sight – a battle that may determine the rest of his life.
Nine years ago, Innocent’s family moved from a small farming community on the outskirts of the burgeoning capital, and Lilongwe,to try their hand growing maize and tobacco in the rolling hills near the remote village of Simulemba, north of Kasungu, or where land is gracious and still cheap.
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Source: theguardian.com