Peter Garang Deng

                 I was born in Juba, Sudan, and grew up in Bor Village, Sudan until I was 12 years old. During the time I lived in Sudan, I went to school in Konberk and then in New Cuch.  At age 12, I moved to Kenya where I was given a name I had never dreamed about before; “Refugee.”  I continued with my studies in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya.  Then I went through the Teachers Training Course and became an Adult Education Teacher in 2005-2006.  I left teaching to further  my education in Eldoret Town, one of the beautiful towns in Kenya.  Before I touched the moon and before the sun kissed the hill I left Kenya to come to the USA.  I am now here in the US working on my bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont.

                I became an orphan at age five, and since then I have been struggling for a better life for myself.  At that time, I had a dream that I would one day bring changes to my people who are desperately in need of help.  Having witnessed  my people dying from the diseases that are carried by dirty water has encouraged me to work with James and help this organization reach the goal of bringing clean water to our people.