The challenge of life in their Afghan homeland for children born in exile
KABUL, Afghanistan, November 20, 2014—The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted 25 years ago today to protect children like Hasanat and Aisha. The two have returned to a homeland, Afghanistan, that they had heard much about but never...
Emotional graduation ceremony triggers memories of Burundian scholar’s journey
NAMPULA, Mozambique, December 24, 2014 – When Oliviet Nyankuru heard his name being called out at a recent graduation ceremony in Mozambique’s Lurio University, he became emotional at the thought of his long journey to get there. “I remembered my whole...
Home Alone: South Sudan teen leads her young siblings to safety in Uganda
BOROLI REFUGEE SETTLEMENT, Uganda, September 4, 2014—When 13-year-old Yayo Tangko turned up at the Boroli refugee settlement in Uganda earlier in 2014 with her four younger siblings, she feared the worst for her missing parents. “They are dead, because otherwise...