Foreign Report: the Young Mechanics of Ouagadougou

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Burkina Faso's auto repair shops are almost exclusively staffed by men. A training center wants to change that. A young woman rides a rickety bicycle through the Burkinabe capital, Ouagadougou. The tires of the bicycle are red like the earth. She has tucked her hair under a red scarf to protect it from the dust. But it's her blue workshop suit that catches the eye. It shows that she is ambitious, wants to achieve something in life, and isn't afr…