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At the age of 8, Kuol was taken from his family by the rebel army who were fighting against the oppressive Sudanese government. As a child soldier, Kuol had no idea that it would be another 20 years before he would see his family again.
When the United States Government began financing the rebels, they insisted on the disarming of the child soldiers. The 27,000 child soldiers, mostly young boys, who became known as the 'Lost Boys', were abandoned. They travelled across the desert searching for survival against the immense odds of starvation, wild animal attacks and from the danger of drowning at river crossings.
Kuol's journey has taken him from a refugee camp in Kenyan to South Australia where he met his now wife, Mel. In 2001, Kuol finally had the opportunity to return to his village in South Sudan to be reunited with his family.
Kuol journey for survival has been long and hard but he is now realising one of his dreams.
To watch Kuol and Mel Baak full Dream Australia story go to: http://www.dreamaustralia.com.au/television-series/dream-australia-episode-three/