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Nosizi, a stateless Shona girl beats odds to join university in Kenya

Published: 12/Nov/2020
Source: UNHCR

Meet Nosizi Reuben Dube, the first stateless Shona girl to go to university. Many stateless children miss out on education due to a lack of school fees and identification documents.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCyDhjaAfGE&feature=youtu.be

Themes: Naturalisation and Marriage, Statelessness
Regions: Kenya
Year: 2020

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