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UGANDA. Dramani is studying Medical Laboratory
Science at Clarke International University in Kampala,
Uganda, on a DAFI Scholarship. “I was born here
in Uganda. Our family tried to return to South Sudan in
2009 but we had to flee once again in 2016 due to the
conflict there. I came back to Uganda with two of my
siblings. The rest of our family are still there as
internally displaced persons. When I was young, I had
the dream of becoming a medical doctor. Eventually,
I managed to push through and today, I am quite close
to achieving my dream.” In Uganda, all refugees have
access to higher education as long as they meet the
basic admission requirements. According to UNHCR’s
statistics, by the end of October 2019, less than 1 per
cent of refugee youths between 18-35 years of age
are accessing Tertiary Education.
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