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Ger Duany (born 1978 in Akobo, Greater Upper Nile in Sudan) is a South Sudanese and US-American movie actor and former refugee born in southern Sudan, who was resettled to the United States at the age of 15.
Ger Duany. Actor: The Good Lie. Ger Duany was born in Akobo, South Sudan. He is the fifth child of ten born to mother Nyathak Muon Weng, and father Thabac Duany Wunbiel. He was forcefully recruited as a child soldier during the Second Sudanese Civil War.
Mar 10, 2016 · Ger Duany woke up one morning to gunshots that eventually led to his becoming one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan”, a child soldier, refugee, then US high school student, basketball player and...
May 14, 2014 · Born in 1978, Ger Duany is one of the children known as the Lost Boys of Sudan, who fought in the Second Civil War in the 1980s. He learned to fight before he could read or write and...
Ger Duany. Ger's childhood was marked by adversity on a skill that is difficult to imagine, but he has succeeded in healing some of the pain. With close family members currently displaced inside South Sudan and in refugee camps in neighboring countries, Ger has dedicated his time to ongoing an intense humanitarian efforts.
Jun 22, 2015 · said Ger. As UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador I have elected to focus on the areas of Youth and Education. Up to 90% of refugees in any settlement tend to be women and children.
Ger Duany: I was a child soldier. In his own words, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ger Duany talks about being forcefully recruited as a child soldier. 22 June 2015. A young refugee boy from South Sudan totes a replica of a firearm. As children, we molded cows out of mud, imitating our way of life.
