Hard-working teen: Farah (blue shirt) playing with youngest brother Putra Aqil Razieq Abdul Razaq, two, as (from left) mum Hasliza and brothers Sephian Najmie and Aduka Alif look on.
JOHOR BARU: Teenager Farah Marcella Bandi had no choice but to start working at age 14 to help put food on the table for her family.
After her father left them a few years ago, Farah, 18, her mother and five siblings faced financial difficulties and moved from place to place, usually cramming into a rented room.
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