"I have no wheelchair but I can still crawl to school here in Kakuma"

Machar Atem Mabany on his way to school

Machar Atem Mabany on his way to school Source: SBS

Machar Atem Abuoi is a South Sudanese refugee who is residing in Kakuma Refugee Camp. He is disabled and unable to stand or walk. Machar is now doing his final year as a class 8 student, but that took him a long time.


Machar has been doing his primary education for over ten years now because he missed school days when it is raining or too hot. Machar crawls, and he always suffers blisters on his hands and knees. SBS Dinka’s stringer interviewed Machar Atem Abuoi while he was going to school.


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