Dawude abandoned his home in Somalia and embarked on a lonely four-day walk to the Kenyan border and the Dadaab refugee camp where World Food Programme is providing food assistance to refugees.
Why this Student Spoke Out
Lack of rain and violent conflict in Somalia have caused hundreds of thousands to leave their homes in seek of safe refuge at camps in Ethiopia and nearby Kenya.
Dawude, who walked all the way from his home in the Gedo Province of Somalia to the Kenyan border, said conflict and drought has made life "very dangerous."
In this short video, he said he came to Kenya to get an education because he wants to become a doctor.
"There are people in Somalia with many problems," he said, "So I want to treat them."
Fifteen-year-old Dawude walked to the Dadaab refugee camp in hopes of finding a better life and receiving an education.
Joplin was able to rise from the ashes because of help from everyone. And I am eternally grateful to anyone who made that possible.
