 Welcome back to the E-team channel, it's your favourite village boy Mr Ghana baby and I'm back again with another video from South Sudan. If this video doesn't inspire you, then I don't know what else will inspire you in this world. Like I said, I respect the people of this beautiful country because it's a country with the most resilient people with an uncontrollable spirit to prosper despite the years of challenges. Can we all give a round of applause for the beautiful people of South Sudan? Don't forget to like this video, subscribe every part of this awesome channel and sit back grab a chilled water and come and be inspired. This is a country that has been through a lot but the people from here never gave up on this country. Some left but they are coming back to make South Sudan home again. They are not just coming to make it home again, they are also adding value on what they learned in a different country to help develop their motherland. I'm here at Corner Store Computer Training Centre. This is the guy who left the country and decided to come back and be part of the change that they are all looking for in this beautiful country. And I know he's definitely going to share a lot with us. My brother, how are you doing? Good to see you. My name is Watamaya. Oh really? From Ghana? You know that? Yes, yes. Wow. Your story is inspirational. And I have to visit you. I can't leave this country without sharing your story. Thank you Maya. Thank you. You don't know you. What is your name and where are you from? My name is Joseph Lamoro and I'm from South Sudan. From South Sudan? Yes. Were you born in South Sudan? Yes. Were you raised in South Sudan? Yes. Were you born and raised here? I was born in South Sudan and then at the age of about 15 there, then I left the country. How did you leave your own country? I left the country due to the crisis that affected the country. Wow. So that's why you left? Yes. And where did you go? I went to different countries because I don't have a passport, I don't have a visa, I don't have any paper that will identify that this gentleman from South Sudan or from any other country. Wow. So what I do is I have to find my way through the buses, the trucks and all kinds of means of transport. So anyway, I went to Kenya by bus. By bus? Yes. Then from Kenya on my way to Zambia, I also went by bus. Cheese. And then from Zambia to Zimbabwe, I went with the truck. There are those heavy trucks that take goods. So I have to negotiate with the driver and tell him the truth. That my friend, I came from South Sudan and I am desperate, I need help. So at the end, they will help me and then I will cross all these countries illegally without any passport, without any visa, without any. So all in total, almost 10 countries. In total, you move from one country to another? To another, one country to another. After 10 countries. 10 good countries? Without the passport, without a visa, without nothing. I think Guinness Book of Records, your name should be E. That guy who traveled to 10 countries without a passport and a visa. That's incredible. So what was your final country that you went to? My final country in South Africa. Was South Africa? Were you in South Africa? In Cape Town. So what were you doing in South Africa? In South Africa, it wasn't easy because reaching South Africa, first thing I became a refugee. You became a refugee in South Africa? I became a refugee in South Africa and life was so hard that I don't have anybody, I don't know South Africa. I did not even complete my school so life was so hard in South Africa. So what I do, I become even first as a street kid in South Africa. There's nothing I could do. You see, I'm begging a bread or water from people in South Africa. So until after two years, then I begin finding my way out through people, through churches. So particularly I went to a town in South Africa called Blumfontein. There I got one pastor, he passed away. He saw rest in peace. Yes, he's called Pastor Vekson. He's called Pastor Vekson. So I was just sitting in one of the church outside. So this guy came from then asked, what are you doing here? I said, I'm just sitting. So you look hungry and say yes, I'm hungry. Then he took me in, he offered me something to eat. Then he began asking me, where are you from? Then I told him I'm from Sudan and begin telling him my story. I got to South Africa and said to him, then the guy was really surprised. And that guy took me home. After taking me home, that is the beginning, the unfolding of things now. Taking me home, I was, the first job I did in South Africa was to work in the farm. Yes, I work in the farm, make those tomatoes, cabbages, all that, you know, and give them to the communities around. And then from there, when this pastor realized that my job is really okay. And then he handed me over to another pastor called Pastor Kalda Blum. Right now, he's in South Africa. We are in contact actually. Then this pastor was, he inspired me and I was also inspired by him. He said, Joseph, what do you want to do? I said, I want to go to school. He said, okay, I can take you to school. So to my surprise, the guy took me to the best school in South Africa. One of the best school in South Africa and kept down. Kalda Blum College. So he took me there. That is when I was studying there. What were you studying in school? IT. So you stayed in South Africa for how long? I stayed there for 10 years in total. But the rest of the year, I wasn't studying. It's the years of hustling. You see. But then when I got opportunity to go to school, that is when this pastor took me to a nice college and then he rented for me an apartment and everything. So I become like one of the guys there in South Africa. You see. And did you start working in South Africa after school? Yes, actually I was a sponsor. Because what happened is, I was given a scholarship by one of the Taikun guys in South Africa. He is one of the rich man there. And this guy sponsored me without seeing me. He just heard about somebody come from Sudan, South Sudan. By then he is called Sudan. Yeah, someone come from Sudan and he is by the name so and so. And he is desperate to go to school. When he heard about that, for four good years, I have never seen him and he did not see me. So the only moment I got to see this gentleman was during the time of my graduation. Because I have no family, I have nothing. So when he heard that Joseph is graduating, he came with his wife to attend my graduation. And that is someone who is rich. I could not believe that he could come to me. Just like you, imagine all the way from Ghana. How could I believe that you could even come and, you know, is take your food in this place, dust and all that. So I am so glad and so inspired by people who surround me. So that was what happened. The guy attended my graduation. It was a moment of tears. Even he himself was crying. And normally when you went through a suffering. And then the tears that comes out later is a tears of joy, not of that suffering anymore. So everybody was crying and then eventually I graduated well. He took me to Johannesburg because the guy owned a factory. So he took me to Johannesburg of which I was given a nice office. Very big office and then there I was also doing data entry. So I have my office there. I need anything. They even give me a big house. They took me to the work every morning through and from. I go to the work and then after six o'clock the car is already waiting for me here. I go home. But then something just hit my brain that my friend. Why only so long go home. Yeah, I just have to go home. So you stayed in South Africa and you felt like you have to come back. I just have to come back home. So which year do you come back home? In 2012. So you came back in the year 2012 right after independence. Then you came back. What were you coming to do? First of all, I miss my people so much. You see, I miss my mom for almost all these years. I've never seen her. I've never talked to her. They don't know even where I am. So I just feel that attachment that I have to come back home. That was the first reason. The second reason also, I have this dream that I need to do something. But first, when I went to school I went to school with the wrong mentality. Remember, we believe that if you go to school you graduate you need to get a good job after getting the good job build yourself a house marry, buy a car. Build a house and be successful. So when I graduated I still have that mentality in mind though there is something that inspire me to do something. I still maintain that job is number one. Job is number one. So I decided to come to South Sudan reaching here in 2012 that mentality is still there. And then wrong people around me also surround me. Did you really go to school? Imagine, all these years of being there people are coming from America from where buy because but you come from South Africa, nothing. And do you really have papers? You are not getting a job. So it got me frustrated. I apply almost 10,000 applications no reply, no what. In this country. Then I say, okay, so what do I do? And people already begin laughing at me. I think he did not go to school. He came like a laughing stock around. So another ideas come. Why can't you go back to South Africa? After all the office has been waiting for you there. It's just the matter of call. Your ticket is ready and you are back. And then another idea said no, just remain. So one day because I don't have resources I don't have money, I just graduated. So I said, okay, one day something inspire me. You have the skill, what are you waiting for? What are you waiting for exactly? One laptop that I was using at school. So that one laptop I decided to use it for training. And then I was sleeping in the place of Zinka. What do you call it? I don't know what you call those buildings that I built with iron seat. I don't know what you call it. So I have this kind of room nearby the roadside like this. So what happened? My idea come, no office, no table, no good chair, nothing. So but I need to train somebody. So what I do, I have my mattress, no bed. So I just have my bed seat there, maybe two pair of shoes, three pairs of trousers, that is it. So I say, what else from here? I converted my room to an office. So what I do? At night I sleep five o'clock I'm up. I fold my mattress very well, fold my everything, all put in the back behind the house. Okay, clean in the office, nicely put my small table there and then with all those, I'm slinging them even, those kind of chairs. I did not want to buy a fancy one, just use the same one. Because it is not the chair, but it is what comes out from my mind. So I put that small chair there and everything with one computer. And then what happened, the surprise is that I put a big banner, Cornerstone Computer Training Center, one computer. And it's my personal. So people came, people came and, oh this is Cornerstone Computer Training Center. Yes, where is the classroom? I say, are you? Yes, are you asking for classroom or you want to be trained? I say, okay, yes, you want to be trained. Okay, how many computers do you have? I say, do you want to be trained by how many computers? With the two or three or four. This one computer is enough for you. Yeah. So slowly I began, I started with that. I trained one person, trained him very well. He was inspired, he brought the brother. From there, the brother brought another one. And then another one, I realized, I registered almost five people, then I bought another computer. They are now two. Then I also began and I began continuing like that. From there I realized now, people are responding. When I realized people are responding, I then decided to rent them because I don't have enough money to buy now. So I could rent so that I pay on monthly basis. So you are renting from people? Yes, I rent the laptop from people so that I agree with them and pay the amount. Until I can acquire mine. How many computers do you have now in there? Right now I have about twenty computers. How many people do you train in there? In a day, I can train about eighty people. And how did you get this place? This place was not easy. This place belonged to one old woman because when I came here and then the place was a swampy area. People don't like it. If it rains, you have to wear a gambut. So people run away from the place. So for me I came and then I started working on it. So the owner of the house was inspired by me and everything was saved by the amount of money I gave her and everything. I helped her just like a son. So eventually she decided that I want to sell the place. That was a pain in my heart because I have no money. I came in 2012 June. I only worked for six months. I gained a lot. 2013 the world broke up. The world broke up? Yes. So now I have no way. The computer center is no longer working and we are two and the owner of the house brought the news I want to sell the place. I said now what do I do? Where do I go now from again? Another beginning. Then I decided, okay, she asked me can you buy the place? I said yes, yes I can buy. You have the money to buy the place? Yes, I don't have. I don't have. She said yes I can buy the place now but I don't have the money now, cash. She said there is somebody who want to pay this money cash in my bank account and now you are here telling me don't have money. So why should I give you the place? I rather go and give to the person who want to what do you call it to buy my place cash. I said I leave it on your hand but I have been working with you here and it was so good you are like my mother and then I am like your son. So I know I can get the money to pay this place but I cannot pay it all if you can allow me to pay on installment fine. She look at me like this because that time in 2013 I did a massive what do you call it training and therefore the training was not 20 computers 15 is not there I have 50 computers within a space of 6 months I got 50 computers the economy was very good the currency was very strong one pound is equivalent to I don't know one south the US so it was so good so I acquire a lot of computers you see so by then once you told me this thing I began selling of this thing again I sold all the computers until again I am left with the four just to hold it because there is no way out if I let it go and I realized it is a very strategic place if I let it go where I am going to begin again there is no way out so I sold all this thing out I have even that time even in the sixth month I bought even a car I sold it out gave her the first installment then she said ok thank you and then from there she will call me Joseph I need something I will just give I begin paying this place from 2000 2013 and then I finish it in 2020 that is like 7 years 7 years paying because it is expensive the kind of job that I am doing cannot allow me to buy such a place this one for example this one in Juba is the second residential area very high so the amount also goes according to that yeah and now you back you say it is worth it to move back to Juba yes it is really worth it to be in Juba and not only in Juba and entire south Sudan few days ago I was in here here they consider it the most dangerous area but I was there so coming back to Juba or to south then it is a good idea and do you think there are more opportunities that more people can come and explore yes there are very many opportunities actually if I can say they call us a new nation isn't it so they knew you know what it means something that is still new so we are still a brand new nation with all the resources in tap not touch that is why all eyes there in south Sudan so US south Sudan is you want to stay outside there fine but here is the land of opportunity even you cannot compare the opportunity of south Sudan with the one of America right now as I am talking because you might be surprised we are standing on top of oil is it you never know maybe you are standing on top of one giant gold maybe just there this one requires the young mind all the old minds as well to come together and explore what are you going to tell south Sudanese who are out there I mean they left just like you during the crisis now if you have a message to tell them to return back to the country what would that message be my message to the fellow south Sudanese who are in the diaspora I just tell them to come back to south Sudan because this is a land of opportunity this is a land where we can do a lot entrepreneurship in the government in every sector within the Republic of South Sudan there is a big opportunity I want to do something for you do you need more computers that would be so amazing I am going to do this for you how many computers do you have now I have about twenty computers twenty computers so we are going to give you fifty computers each and every one out there I am going to leave the contact in here the phone number everything if you are watching this video know that it is by force to give this guy a fifty computer so like you have twenty we are going to get you extra thirty computers wow that is really amazing we are going to make it happen amazing whatever that happened to you still came back to what are the people that you are training in here what are the people you are training in here they are from different universities from different colleges those who are just individuals decided to gain the skills so it is kind of a variety of people variety of people coming in here coming in here you know what he is adding value to the society you know what my favourite village boy right here in Juba South Sudan don't disappoint me we need thirty extra computers even if it is a second hand computer that you have I need it here in Juba so you know what I am going to put his number his phone address call him and tell him that I mean you have to put the address so that they will be able to send you there so so so I am not joking okay I am not joking we are going to make it possible to change one thing in Africa what will it be one thing to change in Africa the only one thing that I want to change not to allow someone to send one thousand application and not get a reply so rather do your own thing create your own thing and become employer instead of employer this mentality of going to school to get a job if I have the power to change the syllabus in the entire universe of Africa I could do that we change it so that it is not longer going to school to get a job let us teach them that go to school to create a job not go to school to look for a job so that is the only thing I need to change in Africa entrepreneurship is the key thank you Maya