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Despite prolonged school closures 14yearold Diyathma pictured and 12yearold Shashadara both from Sri Lanka have become rising stars in coding during the COVID19 pandemic  Thanks to the UNESCO Prize for Girls and Womens Education laureate the Shilpa Sayura Foundation and its winning programme NextGen Girls in Technology both girls discovered a passion for coding while stuck at home
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