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Ambitious girls defy culture to remain in school

Garissa, Kenya: More girls in drought-ravaged Garissa County are defying a cultural requirement that expects them to leave their manyattas and join their families as they migrate in search of pasture.

Instead, these girls in Gababa area in Ijara choose to stay with their classmates near their school and study together to improve their grades.

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