South Sudan Conflict Shatters Woman's Teaching Dream and Leaves Her Hungry

Ganyiel — Elizabeth Nyalat was a young student at a teacher-training college in Yei, a town southwest of South Sudan's capital, Juba, who dreamt of contributing to the development of her country as an educator. But her dreams were shattered after conflict broke out in the world's youngest nation in December 2013.

As word spread that the conflict had taken ethnic undertones, Nyalat feared for her life. She fled from Yei, trekking for months through forests and across swamplands to reach her home town of Ganyiel, hundreds of kilometres away in the southern part of Unity State.

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