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Carol Koech: The Kenyan engineer lighting the way for African women

Carol Koeach, Vice President for Africa at the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP).

On the ninth floor of a Nairobi office building, Carol Koech sits behind a desk framed by glowing computer screens. The door to her office is open. A cool breeze flows in from the window, carrying with it a quiet view of green patches and scattered rooftops below. The air is clean, the room peaceful, almost still.

It is a far cry from the rural village where she once did her homework by the light of a kerosene lamp.

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