My Children are my strength

From Oxfam Horn, East and Central Africa Blog Wed May 14 2014, 15:16:47

Last December, Nyakuoth Kuony was living happily in Unity, South Sudan, with her husband and five children. At 27 years-old, one of Nyakuoth's wishes was to one day visit Uganda--little did she know she would soon end up there as a refugee. "I was home with my whole family when fighting broke out in Unity [...]

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