Samira’s father knew he was taking a risk by allowing girls to study at his school. In their village in the north west of Nigeria, just teaching the western alphabet could get you killed. When the insurgents came for her father and he paid the ultimate price, Samira swore that she would never go to school again. But a chance meeting with a boy soldier gave her the courage to fight back. 

Anywhere but Home is a six-episode audio drama brought to you by Save the Children. To find out more about the real people behind this story go to: www.savethechildren.net/anywherebuthome

Written and created by Alexia Singh; directed by Alexia Singh; produced by Natasha Coleman; sound design, editing and music by Nikky French; casting by Meryl&Leslie, script editor Ben Lambert. Recording and editing by Nathan at the Blue Studios.

The teacher - Richard Pepple

Samira - Rhoda Ofori-Attah

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