Salva's Story - Water for South Sudan
Salva Dut was born in a rural village in southwestern Sudan to the Dinka tribe. At 11 years old, the Sudanese Civil War reached his village and separated Salva from his family. He joined thousands of boys, famously known as the Lost Boys of Sudan, on their journey by foot to seek safety in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya.
How South Sudan’s ‘lost boy’ brought water to his village
Salva Dut was 11 years old, sitting through the last lesson in class and looking forward to the trip home with his schoolmates. Suddenly all hell broke loose. An infernal civil war had ignited...
A Former 'Lost Boy' Brings Clean, Safe Water To South Sudan - Forbes
2018年12月5日 · It was 10:00 A.M. and 11-year old Salva Dut was sitting in his classroom in a rural village in southwestern Sudan. Suddenly, the sound of gunshots pierced the air. Teachers yelled to the...
Salva Dut — Hearts on Fire
In January, 2002, Salva Dut arrived in Sudan to seek out a man he hadn’t seen for 16 years—his father. All that time, Salva thought his father had died in the war. Their reunion, he says, was emotional and wonderful. But his father was seriously …
Former Lost Boy of Sudan Salva Dut continues to save lives, one …
2019年10月2日 · In 2003, Salva Dut, a refugee from Sudan living in Rochester, had an idea. He would raise money; he would go back to his village in the east African country; he would dig a well; he would bring...
A 'Lost Boy of Sudan' Finds His Mission - Los Angeles Times
2004年10月10日 · The brutal civil war in southern Sudan sent thousands of children into exile. At age 11, Dut ran from his school amid a pandemonium of gunfire and jet-bomb blasts.
A Former 'Lost Boy' Brings Clean, Safe Water to South Sudan
Displaced by civil war as a child, former "Lost Boy" Salva Dut founded Water for South Sudan, a nonprofit organization that's building communities and helping to strengthen a young nation. It was 10:00 a.m. and 11-year old Salva Dut was sitting in his classroom in a rural village in southwestern Sudan.
The Lost Boy: A never-ending journey, part 1 - BBC
2024年8月4日 · Salva Dut is one of Sudan's so-called 'Lost Boys.' Separated from his family at the age of 11 when the civil war reached his village in 1985, Salva walked for weeks to reach safety in a...
Salva Dut’s Story | Sutori
When Salva wakes up in the morning after sleeping a night with his new group, he discovers that his group has left him. He is now all alone, during the middle of a war. He spots a woman near him and goes to her to find out her background. The woman tells her that a new group is coming soon and that they will take him.
He Led 1,500 Boys Across The Sudanese Desert - Houston Public …
2018年5月3日 · In 1985, civil war in Sudan killed and displaced millions of people. Among those who fled the war-torn country were thousands of children – mostly boys – who became known as The Lost Boys of...