The Lost Boy: A never-ending journey, part 2

Lives Less Ordinary

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.6 • 814 Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

At the age of 11 in 1985, Salva Dut was separated from his family by the Sudanese civil war. After a decade moving between different refugee camps, and presumed an orphan, Salva was recommended for resettlement in the United States as part of a UN-backed programme to support some 4,000 so-called 'lost boys' who'd been displaced by conflict. Salva settled with a host family in Rochester, New York. But when he was in his late 20s, he found out that his father was in fact still alive. Salva travelled back to Sudan to find him. His father was in a clinic and sick with a waterborne disease. Salva decided to try to bring clean water to his home village. A few years later, he established an NGO, Water for South Sudan, and he returned to his birthplace to drill his first well.

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar Producer: Jo Impey

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(Photo: Salva Dut drilling for water; Credit: Water for South Sudan, Inc)

Transcript

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0:00.0	You are about to listen to a BBC podcast and I'd like to tell you a bit about what goes into making one.
0:06.5	I'm Sadata Sese, an assistant commissioner of podcasts for BBC Sounds.
0:11.1	I pull a lot of levers to support a diverse range of podcasts on all sorts of subjects,
0:16.0	relationships, identity, comedy, even one that mixes poetry, music and inner city life.
0:22.4	So one day I'll be helping host develop their ideas, the next fact-checking, a feature,
0:28.3	and the next looking at how a podcast connects with its audience.
0:32.3	And maybe that's you.
0:33.6	So if you like this podcast, check out some others on BBC Sounds.
0:41.3	Music So if you like this podcast, check out some others on BBC Sounds. The first time I landed in Nairobi, just the air by itself, it flashed back the whole memories that I left behind.
0:51.5	It feels so good, just the air alone, and I said in my heart, it's real. I'm coming back.
1:01.6	Salva Dutz returned to Africa at the age of 27 was long awaited. On the previous episode,
1:08.6	we heard how Salva had been separated from his family at the age of 11,
1:13.1	when Civil War reached his village in southern Sudan, and his remarkable journey for survival.
1:19.4	I'd recommend listening to that before you get to this episode, which is the second part of Salva's story.
1:37.5	Yeah. part of Salva's story. You're listening to Lives Less Ordinary from the BBC World Service.
1:44.2	Now we're rejoining Salva at the age of 27.
1:48.0	He's built alive for himself in Rochester, New York,
1:51.4	and he's just received a letter that's about to change his life.
1:55.3	His cousin has written to tell him that his father is in fact still alive
2:00.0	and he's walked 200 miles to reach a clinic
2:03.1	in Sudan. Take me back to the moment where you're sitting with the letter in your hand.
2:10.1	And for the first time in more than a decade, you have confirmation here that your father is alive.
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