Akela was born in South Africa. Her parents are from Mozambique. But officially she does not exist.
She is undocumented - neither Mozambican nor South African. This will make it hard for her to access many opportunities that the rest of us take for granted. Many children share her fate.
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Activists have launched a campaign called #DocumentUs to help get people in Akela's situation documented.
