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School Attack
During school, rebels attacked the village. Salva was forced to run into the bushes. -
Finds an Old Women
After being abandoned from his tribe, Salva finds an old women to care for him, until she couldn't anymore. -
Taken in by a Dinka Group
Salva went with a Dinka group, and finds a friend named "Marial" after a few weeks of joining the group. -
Finds his Uncle, but Loses his Friend
Salva finds his uncle and is know as the leader of the group. One morning, Salva finds out that his friend was eaten by a lion while the group was asleep. -
Travels the Nile to the Aboko Desert, then to Ethiopia
Salva and the group prepare to travel the Nile. As they travel to the Aboko Desert, they stop at a fisherman's village. They're now on their way to Ethiopia through the Aboko Desert. -
Makes it to the Refugee Camp in Ethiopia
Six Nuer men found Salva and the group. They then robbed and killed Salva's uncle. Salva and the rest of the group made it to the refugee camp in Ethiopia. -
Saves more 1,200 boys to Kenya
Salva is seventeen years old and the refugee camp is getting shut down. Salva made it to Kenya after a year and a half and saved over 1,200 boys. -
Starts Journey to America
Salva left his first camp in Kenya. He is now twenty-two years old, learns how to speak English, and makes a new friend. He is now going to America, and starts his journey to New York City. -
Helps the people in Sudan
Salva is now twenty-eight years old, attending college, and finds out that his father is in a Sudanese hospital. Years later, Salva finds out that the most of his family is still alive and makes a plan to help the people in Sudan. -
Builds a Well for Sudan
Salva helps children in Southern Sudan who would might have to spend much of their daily life getting water from a faraway pond, so Salva decides it build a well to help with this problem.