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Aaliyah gives back to girls from her homeland

Born in one of the biggest slums in Nairobi, Aaliyah Sirengo was only a baby when she was adopted. But the Year 11 Nazareth student has travelled back to Kenya frequently with her mother Susan Knapp and has seen what it’s like for others to live in poverty, without the basic necessities of life such as running water and electricity.

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