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Five Kisumu Girls High school students shortlisted for International award

Five high school girls behind the I-cut app that helps fight Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) have been shortlisted for the International Sakharov Prize of 2019.

The students, Stacy Owino, Cynthia Otieno, Purity Achieng, Mascrine Atieno and Ivy Akinyi refer to themselves as ‘The Restorers’.

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