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'I speak the language of peace’

Grace Lolim

Grace Lolim has always hated conflict. As a child, disagreements among friends left her feeling disturbed. Little wonder that today, her time is taken up working for peace in her home town of Isiolo.

I meet Grace busy training women from the different communities that make up Isiolo County on the contributions they can make to their lives, families and communities. The room is colourfully composed of veiled Somali women, traditionally clad Samburu women and a mix of others dressed in skirts, dresses or trousers. Grace herself is formally dressed in a metallic grey skirt suit, white blouse and modest heels. When she speaks, the women listen.

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