News and Features about the Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan

Growing Pains: Lost Boys Years in US Brings New Challenges

by Katya Cengel

Louisville Courier Journal author Katya Cengel’s thoughtful essay on the state of Louisville’s Sudanese population as it approaches its tenth anniversary appeared as a Sunday print exclusive on June 26, 2011. The article featured updates and quotes from Sudanese Refugee Education Fund board members James Malou and Sandy Milner and SREF scholarship winners Solomon John, Peter Thiep, and Peter Thiong. For the full story, pick up a print edition of the paper at your local news-stand or bookstore.

A Man of No Country

by Peter Thiong

Peter Thiong’s thoughtful essay about what it means to be a Sudanese-American appeared in the Leo Weekly on September 8, 2010.

A New Life, A Family Reunited

by Peter Smith

Peter Smith’s article about Sudanese Refugee Education Fund treasurer Gabriel Akech Kwai’s reunion with his wife and family and the assistance he received from a local synagogue appeared in the Louisville Courier Journal on August 6, 2010. A reprint of the story appears on the Bor Globe.

The Path in the Grass

The story of Lost Boy James Malou
by Dominic Russ

Dominic Russ’s enlightening profile of Lost Boy and founding member of the Sudanese Refugee Education Fund James Malou is available in the Leo online. The story originally appeared on June 30, 2010.

Habitat for Humanity Builds Home for Sudanese Refugee

Community Constructing House for “Lost Boy”
by Hailee Lampert, WLKY

Hailee Lampert and the WLKY news crew profiled Louisville Lost boy Michael Reth and the house Habitat for Humanity build for him and his extended family. The story originally appeared on November 8, 2008. The family moved into the house in March 2009.