- Salva Duts Story — Water for South Sudan
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
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- Water for South Sudan - Wikipedia
In 2003, former "Lost Boy" of Sudan, Salva Dut, founded Water for South Sudan in Rochester, NY Salva's story began in 1974 when he was born in a rural village in southwestern Sudan to a tribe of Dinka people
- Salva Dut — Hearts on Fire
Salva has earned numerous awards for his work with WFSS, including Rotary International’s highest award, “Service Above Self,” in 2011 He is also a member of the Monroe Community College Alumni Hall of Fame
- A Former Lost Boy Brings Clean, Safe Water to South Sudan
Salva Dut, a former Lost Boy of Sudan, founded a nonprofit, Water for South Sudan, in 2003 to provide clean, safe water and improve hygiene and sanitation in South Sudan His story became the inspiration for a popular book for young readers, A Long Walk to Water
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Activist who founded the non-profit organization Water for South Sudan Inc in 2003 He works to educate people about South Sudan while raising money for the impoverished country He first became known as one of the "Lost Boys of Sudan" after fleeing the Republic of South Sudan at age 11
- Salva Dut Biography - Squarespace
In 1985, Salva, then just 11 years old, was one of the 17,000 “Lost Boys of Sudan” who fled that country’s southern region during Sudan’s two-decade civil war During that flight, a significant number of the Lost Boys perished from hunger, thirst, disease as well as wild animal and military attacks
- How South Sudan’s ‘lost boy’ brought water to his village
Salva was among some 20,000 children, mostly boys between 7 and 17 years of age, according to UNICEF, who were separated from their families during the war and ran into the bush and who came to
- I Kept Walking | Salva Dut | TEDxYouth@BeaconStreet - YouTube
Salva shares how with faith, hope and persistence he kept walking throughout his life
- The 19 Best Salva Dut Quotes - Bookroo
“Tears came to his eyes, perhaps from the cold air blowing in through the open doors His new family was already outside; they turned and looked back at him Salva blinked away the tears and took his first step into a new life in America ”
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