by nhoa | Dec 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
One day, when I was 12 years old, I had just finished making lunch when suddenly we heard bombs falling in our suburb. Outside, we saw houses being destroyed around us and people being killed so everyone just started running. I lost my family in the chaos, but I ran...
by | Jul 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
When the second civil war broke out in Sudan, my father decided to send my brothers and I to Ethiopia, both for protection from abduction, but also because the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) had said we would receive an education there in refugee camps. At...
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
War broke out in South Sudan when I was five years old. Over the years, most of my family members joined the army, including two of my brothers. As I was the last boy left, I was responsible for taking care of my Dad because he was sick. I would go and dig the roots...
by nhoa | Sep 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
When I was pregnant with my fifth child, my husband had a pancreas failure, and he passed away. After that, it was a huge struggle to take care of my children. We had fled Sudan because it was at war, and I only had one sister to support me in Kenya. She and her...
by nhoa | Jul 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
When I was 11, my village came under attack. It was a very bad experience – I saw people dying, and some of them were children my age. Everyone just ran for their life into the bush. I couldn’t find my parents or any of my brothers or sisters, but I joined a group of...
