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UN-backed school lights path of hope for vulnerable refugee girls in Kenya

STORY: UN-backed school lights path of hope for vulnerable refugee girls in Kenya SHOOTING TIME: June 18, 2024 DATELINE: June 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: TURKANA, Kenya CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of women refugee in Kakuma Refugee Camp 2. various of Lifeworks Tumaini Girls Secondary School 3. various of girls in class 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IRAGI AKILIMALI, Refugee from DRC 3. various of the principal 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOSEPHINE NGUTA, Principal of Lifeworks Tumaini Girls Secondary School STORYLINE: For Iragi Akilimali, living in one of the largest refugee camps in Kenya has not diminished her dreams of becoming a doctor, a feat many of her peers would consider difficult. The 18-year-old student of Lifeworks Tumaini Girls Secondary School fled war in her native Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with her family in 2016 in search of a brighter future in Kenya and ended up at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya's northwestern county of Turkana. The sprawling refugee camp,

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240620) -- BEIJING, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Students have a class at Lifeworks Tumaini Girls Secondary School at Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana, Kenya, June 18, 2024. The school was established in 2014 and supported by UNHCR and the government of Kenya. There are more than 300 students from ten countries, including South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Guansen)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240620) -- BEIJING, June 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students have a class at Lifeworks Tumaini Girls Secondary School at Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana, Kenya, June 18, 2024. The school was established in 2014 and supported by UNHCR and the government of Kenya. There are more than 300 students from ten countries, including South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-TURKANA-KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP-GIRLS SCHOOL

(240619) -- TURKANA, June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Students line up for food at Lifeworks Tumaini Girls Secondary School at Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana, Kenya, June 18, 2024. The school was established in 2014 and supported by UNHCR and the government of Kenya. There are more than 300 students from ten countries, including South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-TURKANA-KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP-GIRLS SCHOOL

(240619) -- TURKANA, June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Students play volleyball at Lifeworks Tumaini Girls Secondary School at Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana, Kenya, June 18, 2024. The school was established in 2014 and supported by UNHCR and the government of Kenya. There are more than 300 students from ten countries, including South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-TURKANA-KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP-GIRLS SCHOOL

(240619) -- TURKANA, June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Teachers work at Lifeworks Tumaini Girls Secondary School at Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana, Kenya, June 18, 2024. The school was established in 2014 and supported by UNHCR and the government of Kenya. There are more than 300 students from ten countries, including South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-TURKANA-KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP-GIRLS SCHOOL

(240619) -- TURKANA, June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Students have a class at Lifeworks Tumaini Girls Secondary School at Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana, Kenya, June 18, 2024. The school was established in 2014 and supported by UNHCR and the government of Kenya. There are more than 300 students from ten countries, including South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-TURKANA-KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP-GIRLS SCHOOL

(240619) -- TURKANA, June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Students wash their faces at Lifeworks Tumaini Girls Secondary School at Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana, Kenya, June 18, 2024. The school was established in 2014 and supported by UNHCR and the government of Kenya. There are more than 300 students from ten countries, including South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-TURKANA-KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP-GIRLS SCHOOL

(240619) -- TURKANA, June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Students have a class at Lifeworks Tumaini Girls Secondary School at Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana, Kenya, June 18, 2024. The school was established in 2014 and supported by UNHCR and the government of Kenya. There are more than 300 students from ten countries, including South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-TURKANA-KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP-GIRLS SCHOOL

(240619) -- TURKANA, June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students line up for food at Lifeworks Tumaini Girls Secondary School at Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana, Kenya, June 18, 2024. The school was established in 2014 and supported by UNHCR and the government of Kenya. There are more than 300 students from ten countries, including South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-TURKANA-KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP-GIRLS SCHOOL

(240619) -- TURKANA, June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students play volleyball at Lifeworks Tumaini Girls Secondary School at Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana, Kenya, June 18, 2024. The school was established in 2014 and supported by UNHCR and the government of Kenya. There are more than 300 students from ten countries, including South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-TURKANA-KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP-GIRLS SCHOOL

(240619) -- TURKANA, June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students wash their faces at Lifeworks Tumaini Girls Secondary School at Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana, Kenya, June 18, 2024. The school was established in 2014 and supported by UNHCR and the government of Kenya. There are more than 300 students from ten countries, including South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-TURKANA-KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP-GIRLS SCHOOL

(240619) -- TURKANA, June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teachers work at Lifeworks Tumaini Girls Secondary School at Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana, Kenya, June 18, 2024. The school was established in 2014 and supported by UNHCR and the government of Kenya. There are more than 300 students from ten countries, including South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-TURKANA-KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP-GIRLS SCHOOL

(240619) -- TURKANA, June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students have a class at Lifeworks Tumaini Girls Secondary School at Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana, Kenya, June 18, 2024. The school was established in 2014 and supported by UNHCR and the government of Kenya. There are more than 300 students from ten countries, including South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-TURKANA-KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP-GIRLS SCHOOL

(240619) -- TURKANA, June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students have a class at Lifeworks Tumaini Girls Secondary School at Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana, Kenya, June 18, 2024. The school was established in 2014 and supported by UNHCR and the government of Kenya. There are more than 300 students from ten countries, including South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)