Wek traveled to South Sudan with the UNHCR . Refugee Agency . A former refugee , Wek fled a violent civil war in the region the past six months . In Upper Nile , nearly half the refugees are children under 11 , and this group is suffering the most . The newly independent country of Maban County is facing a refugee crisis . Wek helps raise funds for Refugee Agency education programs serving returning refugees .
Wek traveled to South Sudan with the UNHCR . Refugee Agency . A former refugee , Wek fled a violent civil war in the region the past six months . The newly independent country of Maban County is facing a refugee crisis . Wek helps raise funds for Refugee Agency education programs serving returning refugees .