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- ↑ "Saving Africa's witch children". Four Corners. 2009. Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ↑ "About Us". Child's Rights and Rehabilitation Network (CRARN). Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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