if you entrust meet with the presidency i will us, not the wt rit has prevailed over every challenge and lifted us to the summit of human endeavor. bring it with unfiltered view of the convention since 1980 powered by cable. >> and mary baker south sudanese refugee goodwill ambassador for the united nations w one of spee ..s. global leadership coaon she spoke about her refugee journey and passion to get back toth refugees. this is about 15 minutes.> that was youike in all of to. i feel like ie learned.

i have probably an angst of the. and i have great hope. certainly by scott's last conversation to see the two of t fewen moments. going to be glad that you are sitting because what today is all about if i am not on the stage are working for u.s. glc the life is to use playground or running around pying ohe a dolly three delicious gda feel like eg we are doing is about thinking about that next generation. how do we leave the world better

for our children and our grandchildren?'e■ you to each t someone in your life■: children, your grandchildren, your nieces, your nephews, someone in your neighborhood. think about what's the world and then think about to meet. because when i think about a role model, of that next generation who exemplifies the brighter more peaceful world, it is i'm about to bring on stage. from a deeply personal of on imaginable hardship resilience to make the world better. so please join me and welcoming good will ambassador. [applause] ♪ ♪

♪e$■2 >> excuse i told you when i first met y how in all i am in a view. abou. maybe it was a little bit ago. we sat on stage together. we were in introduced us. and literally on the spot i sit please come and join us to close up u.s. let me tell you a and then i want you to talk. up as d and fled the war in sudan. i want everybody to hear this. can i get your help in closing the door? so she fled south sud w

refugee t and ■e through her resilience you studied hard and believe it or not mary not only received a scholarship but accepted it andd scott we can clap about that. [applause] and graduated with year and is now appointed as a ambassador for unacr what a [applause] mary, tell us all not only about thisrom fleeing south su sitting here as the good will ambassador?

>> i feel like it's -- it's a lot ofas■ things to -- as a young kid cared in ah amp, where you don't know what home is -- and you don't know what home going to be, chances of me ever being on a on a table to be able e to tell my story and to be a reality is almost impossible to leave in a way, you know, it will shi and you're tucked away in the middle of a n close to 300 refugees for you tt impossible for you s out and have that resilience of ing to you just because of your misery even that word in itself i don't tot be resilient because i had to go through something challenging and a chid fleeing south sudan and■d having to -- all of this and to be able to

watch through this -- this aspect of laws as you watco not understand what that means.■ your parents are like your guards. you and id myself in this refugee camp with thousands and thousands of is someone out there is evero going see our story is ever going to ever believe in us. ever going to invest in us -- a refugee iue very political. and people forget loved to p dance and fashion and wants tbe o belongs. that was my journey. and for me to even find myself in minnesota, that was impossible you're coming from a right, you can imagi hard that is, you know and into one to feel twok want to feel like youce because as

refugees we don't have governments speaking for us itin front of you as me this is the rawness of trying tell me to heal me, see me a make me feel acknowledged to understand refugee story it means that you have to put aside all a of your political views ad actually see me as a child girl that is trying to survive in the world with no access to anything >> mary, what is learned your ss that you took your journey and you're now giving so i have been to the kakma refugee camp and so this part is equally extraordinary isu have n profit now. focus onro higher education so giving back

so not only are you here to sit hereo to tell your story and in addition you're giving bac and you've said something and i'm going to read your beautiful word forn of war, an education can turn their tears r peace. tell us about■y thi why education is such a powerfu. >> giving back is everythinm■z r you're a refugee or nots, and for me educational is a false promise it was a stolen promise graduate and days end less of e attached education, in kenya that is less than 1%. so how do i win? how do i ever win as a refugee? if somebody somewhere is not recognizing me for -- we started■5i got accepted -- and i'm like i want to create

access. less than 5% in refugee camp which is in kenya have access to electricity. less than 5%. they even ever tyn they ever go online the app all of the other opportunities that are out there? so for me creating access to the millions and millions of d world. by now, when we started nonprofit we've been able to place over 30 students to uc berkeley we have students university -- and this is because this univerty is opened up their spaces and they're like they saw the value that this iss a chance. o this students bring so much wealth to our campuses, right, and so -- [applause] so thank you to all the universities. thank you to all of theuniversiy pledged to taking our students.

these thousands and milli refugees out there that could benefit from university imagine if each university can take one -- universities are in the united states alone. that could be are being to so many refugees right now with refugee agency, we are walking on o 15 -- 15% by 2030 thischieve if we all come together that to me is giving back. that is inviting us into your story. >> so keep this thread about what we can do. so■m iy to the national security advisor tont tap that 114 people on this planet are displaced. you are the -- you've lived this. you know ts. you know the trauma of this. how we -- what can we do? you mentioned a specific on

education but as you think about the sryline tha■út you and thes other children in the refugee camp what can taking action to address this horrifying part of our world affairs?k >> i t t >> l >> so amanda. they talk about dange right now, in the country stories of refugees you have so much refugees that expwoom into your state and world soldiers, we ars that have so much to give and we're lking for communities that could see us more than numbers but as people parents trying to give back to their kids. you know, as adults go through puberty like let's go throhha that welcome us. so in policy making, because

mo charge of policy making. can you speak up for us?it's ons of refugees that willever be able to be on -- pages like this. so speak for us. be able to w us into societies and instances to minnesota my participates picked me upan imagine going to the supermarket and different types of call get- you know or like i'm trying to get like 1%. 2.skim milk i don't understd hee be able to maneuver that it is ngs it is kids coming to like other refugee kids it is ng like i'm going to teach you how to drive and i was driving like this with likey close to my soul. it is so many small the citizens the people can do to make-6 and you can imagine what they'll be getting from that to be

giving them a little bityo of my cultural background as i learn how to -- stay warm in the winter. i will teach you -- one, two, we three thing about south sudan we commune and dine together on the table. >> tell me one thing about know- >> we are beautiful people. we e don't mow -- >> we■# are good with basketbal, modeling industry look --vv >> how gorgeous she is -- i want to close with a lit bit of hope because i want to tell. i toldout story when w in delaware. so when i was in -- the kakma refugee camp, which is why -- gin t6dhat i was there i'm so in awe of you.ked to a mom and i td through a translator and i was brought to her home. now to all who did notaiou knowy

home, her home was a hot -- about half of the size this stage. she had i thinkthere was literan that hut. and i said she was from south sudan also. they had escaped and i said to her if there was■jore fighting, would you go home? and she the translator said to me after she talked, no. why? here -- in this camp, that there was nothing. there was no toy it was completely bearing all m- units.ids can get educated. can get educated and there was the u.s. flag having given through unhcr.

tell us, you had the■ be sittine today.n of hope that you had to here that mother had to tell me. what about the other 299,000 refugee camp and refugee camps all over tbq world. >> i want to say hope iserful. but i overtime it diminiss, actt little hook, it me i wanted to get outside the walls badly i whing outside that environment and for me ied on education. i knew it wasas a dead end i knw it was less than 1% that could ever make it out there but i had to make ithe like how can i continue to instill hope in more people. right now wn onprofit you can ir

first is goi to hope of college within the refugee camp and this is just one hope can be -- it can be reignited every single time you might think you have so much to bring table or finances, it isce you just even starting. it is you startinns around refugee inclusion if yout welcome the newly resettled y/ this knee owe country it is a simulating in having to l having to learn . it is really daunting but you can be that hope. you canei that hope that's what i do but there's one mary. i want the millions of mary in t initiatives and to speak up for >> there is just one mary -- mey let'sha

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