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The Latest from South Sudan

The Latest from South Sudan

Kuol Awan, executive director of the Arizona Lost Boys Center, has returned from Juba after being away for six months, and a lot has been accomplished while he was there. A large wall has been built on the land that was purchased by the Lost Boys Center. Kuol is now...
Training on Basic Human Rights in Juba

Training on Basic Human Rights in Juba

The photos below were taken on August 14, 2015, during a training on basic human rights, with a focus on child rights. Thanks to Bill Simmons for presenting on such an important topic. The attendees, which included 10 teachers from Juba Girls Secondary School and St....
The Wall in Juba Is Complete!

The Wall in Juba Is Complete!

A note from Kuol Awan: I am glad to officially announce that today July 31, 2015, we have completed the construction of the South Sudan Center wall. It is one great step toward the construction of the compound in Juba. Until the center is built, we will hold our...
Building Blocks in Juba

Building Blocks in Juba

Kuol Awan, our executive director, is in Juba, South Sudan. He is currently hard at work making the blocks for the fence that will encircle the future school there. He has purchased 200 bags of cement, one drum of water, three truckloads of sand and two truckloads of...
“The Good Lie” Movie

“The Good Lie” Movie

NOW ON HBO! They were known simply as the Lost Boys. Orphaned by the brutal civil war in Sudan that began in 1983, these young victims traveled as many as a thousand miles on foot in search of safety. Fifteen years later, a humanitarian effort would bring 3,600 lost...