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Laura Secorun is an independent journalist obsessed with borders and everything that crosses them. Born in Barcelona, based in Nairobi, she writes about development, migration and human trafficking in East Africa. Her work appears regularly in Newsweek, The Guardian, Slate, Fortune and others.
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Two years ago, Uganda launched a national strategy to cut child marriage rates, but girls are still getting married too young. Now local groups are stepping in to try to tackle the problem with community-based initiatives.
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