When Rose Waithera enrolled for digital skills training under the Huawei DigiTruck Programme in Lamu County, she was heavily pregnant and unsure what the coming weeks would look like.
Each morning, she travelled from Manga to Mokowe using two boats to attend classes. In the middle of the five-week course, she gave birth. But instead of dropping out, she returned to complete the training.
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