SINA Community: Lazima Nipate Academy

I was born in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). Due to political instability, since 2012 I fled my country and arrived in Nakivale, a large refugee camp in Uganda, where I lived for three years without any future plans, I had to keep myself busy and useful and I […]

I’m resilient and determined. My life slogan is “Lazima Nipate,” which in Swahili means “I must get”. When I was 14 years old, my family was forced to flee to Uganda due to the unstable situation in my home country, DRC. I grew up in a refugee camp and slums of Kampala. My family and […]