thank you my name is Nicole and I’m just going to tell you about my my story and
going to tell you about my my story and
going to tell you about my my story and which is entitled my journey of hope so
which is entitled my journey of hope so
which is entitled my journey of hope so let me start from the beginning i was
let me start from the beginning i was
let me start from the beginning i was born in a small town called while in
born in a small town called while in
born in a small town called while in south sudan and i was born around one
south sudan and i was born around one
south sudan and i was born around one thirty in the morning and about oh five
thirty in the morning and about oh five
thirty in the morning and about oh five thirty in the morning my village was
thirty in the morning my village was
thirty in the morning my village was attacked and my mom had just given birth
attacked and my mom had just given birth
attacked and my mom had just given birth to me and i was about less than four
to me and i was about less than four
to me and i was about less than four hours old my grandma had picked me up
hours old my grandma had picked me up
hours old my grandma had picked me up and ran one direction and I my mother
and ran one direction and I my mother
and ran one direction and I my mother had ran another direction both of them
had ran another direction both of them
had ran another direction both of them for that each other had been killed
for that each other had been killed
for that each other had been killed within the raid we didn’t meet up until
within the raid we didn’t meet up until
within the raid we didn’t meet up until 12 noon the next day outside the Pyramid
12 noon the next day outside the Pyramid
12 noon the next day outside the Pyramid of a well-known prophet called moon dang
of a well-known prophet called moon dang
of a well-known prophet called moon dang and that’s where I was named your core
and that’s where I was named your core
and that’s where I was named your core which means child of war we traveled
which means child of war we traveled
which means child of war we traveled with community leaders and members
with community leaders and members
with community leaders and members through south sudan walking the distance
through south sudan walking the distance
through south sudan walking the distance from saying london to leeds settling in
from saying london to leeds settling in
from saying london to leeds settling in one place having to get up and move to
one place having to get up and move to
one place having to get up and move to another place because rebels were coming
another place because rebels were coming
another place because rebels were coming in attacking and killing and raping
in attacking and killing and raping
in attacking and killing and raping women children killing men and then we
women children killing men and then we
women children killing men and then we finally settled in khartoum in the
finally settled in khartoum in the
finally settled in khartoum in the internal displaced unit and at the time
internal displaced unit and at the time
internal displaced unit and at the time i think was when 1989 england was
i think was when 1989 england was
i think was when 1989 england was allowing refugees to come into to settle
allowing refugees to come into to settle
allowing refugees to come into to settle into england and we came as refugees in
into england and we came as refugees in
into england and we came as refugees in england and that’s where my home is
england and that’s where my home is
england and that’s where my home is being ever since i came and lived in
being ever since i came and lived in
being ever since i came and lived in london and i was educated they’re from
london and i was educated they’re from
london and i was educated they’re from very young age and my father who
very young age and my father who
very young age and my father who actually studied in England before we
actually studied in England before we
actually studied in England before we came came over as refugees he
came came over as refugees he
came came over as refugees he reinstalled me about the reason why I
reinstalled me about the reason why I
reinstalled me about the reason why I was here I was one of the lucky ones he
was here I was one of the lucky ones he
was here I was one of the lucky ones he made it really important to me that
made it really important to me that
made it really important to me that education is the key to everything
education is the key to everything
education is the key to everything developing yourself inside and out he
developing yourself inside and out he
developing yourself inside and out he also said not to remember the past not
also said not to remember the past not
also said not to remember the past not to remember you’re not to forget sorry
to remember you’re not to forget sorry
to remember you’re not to forget sorry your history so through that
your history so through that
your history so through that I am worked hard at school I was the
I am worked hard at school I was the
I am worked hard at school I was the first to graduate from university as a
first to graduate from university as a
first to graduate from university as a nurse the elds of six children and my
nurse the elds of six children and my
nurse the elds of six children and my siblings then father later and in 2010 I
siblings then father later and in 2010 I
siblings then father later and in 2010 I was lucky enough to meet another young
was lucky enough to meet another young
was lucky enough to meet another young South News lady who we then build a
South News lady who we then build a
South News lady who we then build a company called tamam global and what we
company called tamam global and what we
company called tamam global and what we want to achieve from that was to
want to achieve from that was to
want to achieve from that was to rehabilitate and develop
rehabilitate and develop
rehabilitate and develop entrepreneurship within people living
entrepreneurship within people living
entrepreneurship within people living here to go back to South Sudan and try
here to go back to South Sudan and try
here to go back to South Sudan and try and build a bit of a better life there
and build a bit of a better life there
and build a bit of a better life there south of them was the newest country in
south of them was the newest country in
south of them was the newest country in 2011 that’s when we got our independence
2011 that’s when we got our independence
2011 that’s when we got our independence and a lot of people suffered through
and a lot of people suffered through
and a lot of people suffered through that and I think that was a day of
that and I think that was a day of
that and I think that was a day of change that was a day of hope for a lot
change that was a day of hope for a lot
change that was a day of hope for a lot of people my mother my father my
of people my mother my father my
of people my mother my father my grandparents my auntie’s that we live in
grandparents my auntie’s that we live in
grandparents my auntie’s that we live in here so i think when i went back in 2012
here so i think when i went back in 2012
here so i think when i went back in 2012 i saw such i felt like it was a missing
i saw such i felt like it was a missing
i saw such i felt like it was a missing piece in the puzzle even though london
piece in the puzzle even though london
piece in the puzzle even though london is my home nothing felt complete until i
is my home nothing felt complete until i
is my home nothing felt complete until i went back home and I felt like yeah now
went back home and I felt like yeah now
went back home and I felt like yeah now I know my purpose and that was to
I know my purpose and that was to
I know my purpose and that was to embrace the reason why I was I guess
embrace the reason why I was I guess
embrace the reason why I was I guess lucky enough to survive what I survived
lucky enough to survive what I survived
lucky enough to survive what I survived I was first scouted at the age of 14 as
I was first scouted at the age of 14 as
I was first scouted at the age of 14 as a model and I’ve been joined doing that
a model and I’ve been joined doing that
a model and I’ve been joined doing that traveling around the world doing catwalk
traveling around the world doing catwalk
traveling around the world doing catwalk shows do photoshoots being treated like
shows do photoshoots being treated like
shows do photoshoots being treated like a queen but through that meeting so many
a queen but through that meeting so many
a queen but through that meeting so many amazing people learn about different
amazing people learn about different
amazing people learn about different cultures and again through that I also
cultures and again through that I also
cultures and again through that I also got to do some acting work and still
got to do some acting work and still
got to do some acting work and still doing my acting work now so I was lucky
doing my acting work now so I was lucky
doing my acting work now so I was lucky enough to bump into a carton director
enough to bump into a carton director
enough to bump into a carton director who was looking for someone to do a
who was looking for someone to do a
who was looking for someone to do a online campaign called go free which
online campaign called go free which
online campaign called go free which actually complimented my story because
actually complimented my story because
actually complimented my story because it was about a young girl who left Sudan
it was about a young girl who left Sudan
it was about a young girl who left Sudan came to England worked as a model and
came to England worked as a model and
came to England worked as a model and now is free and I did that for war child
now is free and I did that for war child
now is free and I did that for war child tara thai than if most of you have heard
tara thai than if most of you have heard
tara thai than if most of you have heard about what war charity does it helps
about what war charity does it helps
about what war charity does it helps people that have gone who have been more
people that have gone who have been more
people that have gone who have been more children in in war-torn countries
children in in war-torn countries
children in in war-torn countries through that I set up loads of events
through that I set up loads of events
through that I set up loads of events with Connie one of our first events was
with Connie one of our first events was
with Connie one of our first events was of course the independence of South
of course the independence of South
of course the independence of South Sudan and then we also did a like a a
Sudan and then we also did a like a a
Sudan and then we also did a like a a youth you’ve talked what we had members
youth you’ve talked what we had members
youth you’ve talked what we had members from the community coming up on stage
from the community coming up on stage
from the community coming up on stage talking about the situation that is
talking about the situation that is
talking about the situation that is happening back in South Sudan and what
happening back in South Sudan and what
happening back in South Sudan and what can we do in a diaspora here what can we
can we do in a diaspora here what can we
can we do in a diaspora here what can we do realistically and how we can help the
do realistically and how we can help the
do realistically and how we can help the development and the rehabilitation of
development and the rehabilitation of
development and the rehabilitation of the people in South Sudan as well as the
the people in South Sudan as well as the
the people in South Sudan as well as the best but all around the world the
best but all around the world the
best but all around the world the sassanids diaspora there and the
sassanids diaspora there and the
sassanids diaspora there and the community here were really amazing and
community here were really amazing and
community here were really amazing and getting together bringing great ideas
getting together bringing great ideas
getting together bringing great ideas and then food that we was able to get a
and then food that we was able to get a
and then food that we was able to get a very known refugee and a child soldier
very known refugee and a child soldier
very known refugee and a child soldier Emmanuel JAL and I never seen a call
Emmanuel JAL and I never seen a call
Emmanuel JAL and I never seen a call dynamic he also came down and did a
dynamic he also came down and did a
dynamic he also came down and did a conference so a concept for us and that
conference so a concept for us and that
conference so a concept for us and that was amazing a lot of people turned out
was amazing a lot of people turned out
was amazing a lot of people turned out for that and really got a lot of a lot
for that and really got a lot of a lot
for that and really got a lot of a lot of good impact from there so yeah and
of good impact from there so yeah and
of good impact from there so yeah and I’m just going to end it there and I
I’m just going to end it there and I
I’m just going to end it there and I hope you did get something from from for
hope you did get something from from for
hope you did get something from from for my story and thank you so much for
my story and thank you so much for
my story and thank you so much for having me and thank you
having me and thank you
having me and thank you [Applause]
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