Today on the Lost Boys of Sudan
By: Michael and Brandon
In the eight years since the movie “The Lost Boys of Sudan” directed by Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk, the ‘lost boys’ have moved on with their lives and have pushed forward toward developing and improving their lives in America. One of the boys featured is Santino Majok Chuor. In the years since the movie was completed Santino has moved from Houston, Texas to San Francisco, California. He has applied full time at a community college due to the scholarship of “The Lost Boys of Sudan” and has travelled to various cities throughout the United States. Santino also is currently supporting one of his brothers financially so that they can make their way back to Santino’s original village called Yirol. Santino has successfully moved on with his life and flourished in the United States, and he continues to aid his family and friends in Sudan.
Similar to Santino, Peter Kon Dut has moved onto a higher education in Vermont at the Green Mountain College after graduating from Olathe East High School. Peter has taken part in various organizations such as the Congressional Refugee and Human Rights Caucuses, the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Migration and Refugees, and the Kansas State Board of Education and CARE. Peter has also set up a organization that aims to assist the new generation of Sudanese, the name of the organization is “Mayardit Lost Boys Healthcare Foundation”. Peter set up this foundation because he says that he doesn’t want any children to grow up the way that he did in Sudan, he wants the next generation of Sudanese to have new homes, communities, healthcare and education.
“I was born and raised in this war, and I have suffered because of it. I do not want the future generations of Sudan to suffer as I have.” Says Peter. He, like Santino, also seeks to assist those who are friends and family in Sudan. As they both not only share experiences that no young men or women should have to see, but they also share a bond that all Dinka share in which they are all one family even if you don't know someone, if they are Dinka then they are your brothers and sisters.
By: Michael and Brandon
In the eight years since the movie “The Lost Boys of Sudan” directed by Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk, the ‘lost boys’ have moved on with their lives and have pushed forward toward developing and improving their lives in America. One of the boys featured is Santino Majok Chuor. In the years since the movie was completed Santino has moved from Houston, Texas to San Francisco, California. He has applied full time at a community college due to the scholarship of “The Lost Boys of Sudan” and has travelled to various cities throughout the United States. Santino also is currently supporting one of his brothers financially so that they can make their way back to Santino’s original village called Yirol. Santino has successfully moved on with his life and flourished in the United States, and he continues to aid his family and friends in Sudan.
Similar to Santino, Peter Kon Dut has moved onto a higher education in Vermont at the Green Mountain College after graduating from Olathe East High School. Peter has taken part in various organizations such as the Congressional Refugee and Human Rights Caucuses, the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Migration and Refugees, and the Kansas State Board of Education and CARE. Peter has also set up a organization that aims to assist the new generation of Sudanese, the name of the organization is “Mayardit Lost Boys Healthcare Foundation”. Peter set up this foundation because he says that he doesn’t want any children to grow up the way that he did in Sudan, he wants the next generation of Sudanese to have new homes, communities, healthcare and education.
“I was born and raised in this war, and I have suffered because of it. I do not want the future generations of Sudan to suffer as I have.” Says Peter. He, like Santino, also seeks to assist those who are friends and family in Sudan. As they both not only share experiences that no young men or women should have to see, but they also share a bond that all Dinka share in which they are all one family even if you don't know someone, if they are Dinka then they are your brothers and sisters.
Photos of Peter, Santino, and other Lost Boys of Sudan