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Thirteen-year-old Anne Anyango (not her real name) sits quietly on a slab as she gathers her knitting materials before beginning to bead a necklace at the Kisumu Remand Home.
She demonstrates astute delicate crocheting skills as she picks the beads and a piece of string slowly transforms into a beautiful beaded necklace. This was her third necklace for the day.
A few months ago, she lived her life normally as a Form Three student at a school in Gusii region and undertaking her formal education before a dark cloud hovered over her academic life and disrupted her learning.
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