Refugee Resettlement: One Boy's Story From Africa to America

Learn more: http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/africa/run-or-hide-seeking-refuge-tanzania

Until they were 6, Bill and his friends Emmanuel and Jean-Jacques lived together in Mkugwa, a camp of 2,000 Central African refugees in Northwest Tanzania. Their parents were close friends, and the boys grew up sharing meals, soccer games, wheelbarrow rides. Then, in October 2006, everything changed.

First, Bills family won the resettlement lotteryand were granted visas to the United States. Then Mkugwa closed, and Emmas and Jean-Jacquess families were sent on to different camps, different probable futures. Gulfs started to yawn among the three boys experiences. Today, the onetime soccer buddies are nearly 10. Watch the video for a look at their lives today.

This report is part of Pulitzer Center-sponsored project "Run or Hide? Seeking Refuge in Tanzania" (http://bit.ly/AqVZa2).

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[75reazy]

i know this kid, we lived together for long time in mkungwa camp

[juslain]

What A great familly.I know this familly fron Mkugwa Camp! Hoppe they succed one day. Please <help this familly.

[Mugenziwanje]

We all know how these people are suffering in Refugee camps, where are all christians to come on aid and put efforts to help them?

[ewil1219]

Little Bill is so cool!

I teach him music at ICS.

[sumayahrose]

Great story!