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NameNyadet
Genderfemale
Country of OriginSudan
Destination CountryKenya

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s-1 At 84 years old, Nyadet is one of the oldest refugees living in Dadaab refugee camps.
s-2 After surviving years of conflict in her country, she fled South Sudan in 2013.
s-3 She found out three months after her arrival that her granddaughter whom she had never met was also living in the same refugee camp.
s-4 When we met for the first time, it was wonderful and we were both so happy we cried the whole day.
s-5 Her granddaughter, Rebecca, is one of a handful of girls training at Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation in Nairobi as part of a program to train elite refugee athletes for international competitions, including the Olympics.
s-6 When the civil war started, Sudan separated and the mother and father of Rebecca moved to Ethiopia, which is where Rebecca was born.
s-7 People began to go back to Sudan, but the tension between North and South Sudan caused another war to breakout, during which Rebeccas father was killed.
s-8 After he was killed, another tribe attacked their village, causing Rebecca to run away.
s-9 Born in 1932, Nyadet had lived her whole life in Sudan.
s-10 She has six children, but today is not sure where any of them are now and if they are still alive.
s-11 During the time I grew up, the culture didnt allow women to go to school.
s-12 Now, culture knows education is important.
s-13 Instead of going to school, we were taking care of the cattle.
s-14 Once the war broke out, we lost everything.
s-15 Nyadet holds great hope for Rebecca to improve the lives of those in her family.
s-16 I hope she can finish school and what she is doing now, then she can have a bright future.
s-17 I hope she also looks for the other children in the family because we dont know where they are now.
s-18 While Nyadet did not have the opportunity to go to school or play sports, her understanding and support for Rebeccas endeavors in education and sport are steadfast.
s-19 Sports are good for girls.
s-20 Before, the country would not allow it, but now what a man can do, a girl can too.
s-21 If they can make it to the professional level, you know youll have a bright future.
s-22 We were very happy for her to have this opportunity to make it and continue her education.
s-23 I was very happy and thanked God for giving Rebecca this chance.
s-24 The opportunity is not for Rebecca alone.
s-25 If she makes it to the higher levels she will be okay.
s-26 Now that she has this opportunity, she needs to work hard to succeed.

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