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I overcame the FGM shadow to scale academic heights, says Wings to Fly beneficiary

Jesca Kiplagat talks to the Wings To Fly scholars during the Annual Education and Leadership Congress at Kasarani

NAIROBI, KENYA: One of the beneficiaries of Equity Group Foundation’s Wings to Fly program shared her story with students attending the Annual Education and Leadership Congress organised by the foundation in an effort to inspire them to achieve their ambitions through hard work and resilience. 

Jesca Kiplagat started her formal education at Cheles Primary School in Elgeyo Marakwet County and worked her way to the prestigious London School of Economics where she is set to graduate next month.

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