THE LOST BOYS OF THE SUDAN

In 2000 the United States government resettled 3,800 young men unaccompanied by parents and with no family in this country. These young men, known as "The Lost Boys of Sudan", had been uprooted by the civil war that had ravaged Sudan and had been forced to wander through some of the most treacherous terrain on earth, dodging bullets and wild animals. Jacob Magot, Peter Anyang, Daniel Khoch, and Marko Ayii were among 150 youth who were eventually resettled in Atlanta. Mark Bixler, a reporter with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, follows the progress of the four young men as they adjust to life in modern life in a large American city. Bixler chronicles their struggles to overcome loneliness and to come to terms with the brutality of their past, as well as their frustrations with job hunting and the growing suspicion of foreigners post-9/11.

On February 15, 2007, Mark Bixler and Jacob Magot visited Savannah to share the inspiring story of these young men whose determination and faith help them realize their dreams of education and new lives for themselves in America. At noon they talked with an assembly of world history students from all of the high schools in Savannah.

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This events was sponsored by the Savannah/Chatham County Public School System, The Hodge Foundation, Inc., the UGA President's Venture Fund, The Wormsloe Foundation, Inc., and the University of Georgia Press. For more information about The Lost Boys of the Sudan, check out the folowing links:
The Lost Boys of Sudan
International Rescue Committee