South Sudanese Teacher Inspires in Ethiopia 🇸🇸

"When I think about serving people it really excites me, because as much as I serve people, it means my community will grow up. And I will produce more people, to serve other people.

War forced Lim Bol Thong to flee South Sudan, putting his dreams of becoming a doctor on hold. As a refugee in the Kule camp in Gambella, Ethiopia., he’s found another way to serve. Only 21 years old, Lim started teaching chemistry at the school’s primary school and last year was promoted to Vice Principal. Ethiopia hosts more than 100,000 school age South Sudanese children with less than half enrolled in schools currently facing a severe shortage of teachers, supplies and space. UNHCR and its partners are working to bring more quality education to more students, but a lack of resources remains a challenge.

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(Ethiopia: Education, A Refugee’s Call to Serve - 30sec)