My Mother, My Hero
“There were so many children like us who were clinging to life.” Millicent was born in South Sudan and lived in Lorema with her twin sister, three other siblings, and
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Kenya
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Home Is Where You Are
“Everything seemed to be happening so fast and I had no control over any of it.” Joseph and his family once lived in a semi-permanent home in North Kivu where
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If You’re Uncomfortable, You Can Go
“Going home? I would rather die.” Zara loved her life in Ethiopia. She was in love. She and her husband had four perfect children, three girls and one boy. Both
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From the Frying Pan into the Fire
“For a long time, we would dig holes and bury the money inside.” Droughts, inflation, looting, and violence in Somalia forced Ali’s mother’s tea stall and his father’
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I Was Told I Am Someone’s Wife
A woman finds support in a husband she’s never met. Destiny was living with her mother, uncle, and three younger brothers in South Sudan, helping her mother run a
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For Now, We Wait
“I can’t help but wonder what lies ahead.” Suleiman was born into a large family and was sent to live with his grandmother in the countryside when he was
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Somewhere to Belong
“Run! Run as fast as you can!” Didas’ family lived in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He and his three siblings enjoyed a happy childhood with
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Doing My Best
“They called us The Lost Boys of Sudan.” Achol was the oldest of twelve children. His father raised cattle for a living, and his mother was a farmer. His family’
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Still Alive
“The genocide took everyone I loved.” Paul, forty years old, explained that things were good when he was a child in Rwanda. His mother remarried when he was young, so
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Adversity Makes You Stronger
A Somali man never gives up reuniting with his mother. Hassan was born in Mogadishu, the youngest child in a family of nine. He has few memories of Mogadishu, having
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