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A mentoring programme opens new career paths for girls in South Africa

PRETORIA, South Africa, 10 October 2013 – The young woman’s smile lights up as she puts on the white lab coat she has grown used to wearing every day. As Nokulunga ‘Nonku’ Dadla leaves her apartment dressed for class, the 19-year-old student knows that every day brings her one step closer to fulfilling her dream of becoming a dentist – one step closer to being called ‘Doctor Dladla’.

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