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Yemeni Girls Turn to Solar Energy To Keep Power On

A team of teenage girls who were “tired of darkness” invented solar-powered appliances and created a company that is selling and distributing them around the country, writes Nafeesa Syeed.

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Wafa Al-Rimi, poses at her school in Sanaa, Yemen. The 16-year-old serves as CEO of the student company, Creative Generation. — Nafeesa Syeed

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