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Mariam, 22 years old, from Somalia, in Kakuma camp since 2008, student in Liberal Studies JRS/JWL: “My mother never went to school. Sometimes she doesn’t see the value of education. But I am powerful, I know what’s right or wrong, and that I need to do as much as I can to educate myself. In my community, there are cultural norms which I disagree with, especially regarding limits to girls’ education. I believe I can contribute to transforming these norms. I have to study hard in order to help change my society.”