#35 Nhial Deng (A Refugee Story)

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A story of hope. At age 11 Nhial was separated from his family when armed militia attacked his village in Ethiopia that borders South Sudan. He fled to Kukama Refugee Camp in Kenya, a settlement over over 300,000 displaced people, where he found solace in school and pursued his dream of becoming a journalist. By reaching out to the world on the airwaves, he was not only reunited with his family but he managed to secure a scholarship to study in Canada and travel the world as a UN Refugess Youth Peace Ambassador.
Nhial joins the TFTDL crew to talk about a world of inequality and conflict, the great potential of youth and why you should try a beaver's tail when in Canada!
Final boarding call: The Gambella region, Ethiopia
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