Local people would come at night, steal our food, shoot us, and run away. The people in Kenya and Southern Sudan continue to suffer from great despair. There is no rain, no livestock, no crops. The opportunity for education provided stability in the lives of the boys as they moved from one refugee camp to another. Education is most important to guide us and to give us our humanity.
Education leads to progress.
In 1998, the United Nations and the U.S. Department of State began talks to find a safe haven for these children. Of the 3,800 young children who will be allowed to enter the United States in the coming years, eleven are now living in South Dakota. An estimated 16,000 remain in the Kakuma refugee camp today. LSS is providing the boys with a variety of services to make the adjustment to living in a new land easier and less frightening. Through the help of many resources, LSS is able to provide secure, safe housing and rent assistance for the first 30 days.