Well he’s all grown up now. I hope your future brings you joy,happiness,good days and even accomplishments. When you have bad days just know to keep your chin up and to keep trying. Life will throw curve balls but I believe in you and I know many other people believe in you. I loved watching you grow, succeed and even stressing about you last final that you knew you would ace. You have worked so hard and I hope you continue to work even harder. I love you and I’m proud of every single accomplish

To my people in South Sudan and all my brothers and sisters in Kakuma: we must stand together to end gender-based violence, especially child and early marriage. Girls deserve a future an education, a dream, and the chance to shape their own lives. We will not let our girls be taken for granted or forced into marriage for someone else’s happiness. Together, across South Sudan, and alongside our siblings in Kakuma Sudanese, South Sudanese, Congolese, Rwandan, Burundian, Ethiopian, Yemeni, Afghan,