Leading the Lost Boys: The Untold Journey

The only published account of a kidnapping survivor and true leader of the Lost Boys of South Sudan. A story of the tragedy and triumph, he endured as he traveled barefoot across three African countries. In this gripping memoir, Paulino Mamiir Chol tells the story of his life, from his kidnapping of his family in the Twic area of South Sudan through the seventeen years he spent in the Ethiopian and Kenyan refugee camps to the time he reached Denver, Colorado, in the United States of America. The book paints a vivid picture of one of the most horrific human rights abuses in modern history. It chronicles the journey of the Lost Boys from refugee camp to refugee camp as well as the killings and kidnappings committed by the Arab militias in Sudan before and during the Second Sudanese Civil War. It also gives hope in the power of the human spirit to overcome tragedy and darkness when it focuses on serving others. Ultimately, Leading the Lost Boys: The Untold Journey is part of Paulino Mamiir Chol's fight against inhumanity and human rights abuse. He wrote it to prevent the same harrowing things from happening again and ignite hope in the hearts of those who are suffering. All proceeds from the Leading the Lost Boys: The Untold Journey will go to the?Mamiir?Chol Foundation (MACH), which will distribute funds to drill wells for villagers to have clean drinking water and build clinics, schools, and community centers in?Twic?County. They will also support organizations working for human rights, homeless children, widowed mothers, disabled people, and protecting women and girls from sexual abuse and exploitation, and gender-based violence.

• | Author: Paulino Mamiir Chol
• | Publisher: Mach Foundation
• | Publication Date: Mar 10, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 274 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0578326981
• | ISBN-13: 9780578326986