This story comes directly from a refugee mother we met at one of the refugee settlements we serve in Uganda. Like too many others, she and her children had fled fight in the home, South Sudan. Thank you for bringing health care to families like hers. Please pray that she and her child will find healing and safety.

There was nothing left for me back there; no home, no food, even one of my children was taken from me. The soldiers came and took everything. They didn’t care that my child is sick, and that another one had been killed by one of their bombs. They still come and take everything.

[We] came because of hunger. In Nimule (South Sudan), everyone is fighting. Soldiers come to take everything.

They didn’t care that my child is sick, and that another one had been killed by one of their bombs. They still come and take everything.

We left home and started traveling towards the border, but we still couldn’t find food anywhere—we were starving. The road to get here was very dangerous… You have to bribe the soldiers if they find you on the road. They charge 800 SP per adult and 400 SP per child. And even if you pay them, another might come and arrest you. Some people die on the roadside because they cannot pay.

I lost everything, I came with nothing, only the clothes on my back… We were luck to have made it.

Thousands of women like Opia and their children have fled South Sudan as unimaginable violence has become terrifying reality. Even more heartbreaking, Opia’s family was separated in the camp. Your support is critical to keep refugee families like Opia’s safe. Thank you for making sure she and her children have access to safe, reliable healthcare. Donate Now.