Hero, Father, Huamnitarian, UN Goodwill Ambassador, Community Change Maker, Writer, Actor and Remarkable Human BeingGer Duany

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Ger Duany was born in Akobo, South Sudan, on November 9, 1978.[1] He had his first experience of war at the age of seven. His family and community were uprooted. At age 13, war separated him from his mother, and he resorted to becoming a child soldier[1] as a means of survival during South Sudan’s struggle for independence.[2] Duany later became a refugee in Ethiopia and then Kenya,[1] and was resettled to the United States from Dadaab camp at the age of 15. Ger Duany went on to earn a college degree in the U.S.. He built a career as an actor and fashion model.During the 2015 World Refugee Day, Duany was announced as the UNHCR's Goodwill Ambassador for the East and Horn of Africa Region. In 2014 he appeared alongside other refugees in the award winning film, The Good Lie, inspired by the story behind the Lost Boys of Sudan. Ger is the author of the acclaimed memoir, Walk Towards The Rising Sun .