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In Africa and around the world, Salva Dut (born December 1, 1974) is a household name.
He is the founder and president of Water for South Sudan.
The non-profit organization he founded provides clean and safe drinking water to villages in South Sudan.
Salva Dut is a renowned businessman, humanitarian, activist, philanthropist and social activist.
Sudanese activist
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 Salva Dut: History, Biography, Photos |
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| First and last name: | Salva Dut |
| Born: | December 1, 1974 (49 years old) |
| Place of birth: | Sudan |
| Known for: | Water for South Sudan, Lost Boys of Sudan |
| Nationality: | Sudanese |
| Parents: | do not apply |
| Children: | do not apply |
| Height: | 1.67 m |
| Siblings: | 5 |
| Wife • Spouse: | Married |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | do not apply |
| Job: | Activist • Businessman |
| Net value: | 1.5 million USD |
Early life
Salva Dut was born in southwestern Sudan on December 1, 1974.
He is a 49-year-old socialite and still alive; not die.
He was born into a family whose identity was not revealed to the media.
He was always a good man and always cared about humanity.
Salva Dut was born into the Dinka tribe of Sudan. He reunited with his mother after 30 years as a lost boy.
Unfortunately, no publication has mentioned the names of his father, mother or siblings. His last name is kept from the media.
Education
Salva Dut went to Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York to study. To pay for college, he worked three jobs.
Career
War reached Salva Dut’s village in 1985, amid a two-decade civil conflict that was rapidly spreading across the country between northern and southern Sudan, and he was separated from his family.
At this time, the boy was 11 years old. He was one of 17,000 thousand young people who began the journey between Ethiopia and Kenya in search of safety during the war. The Sudanese boys are known as the “Lost Boys of Sudan”.
Salva Dut and the Lost Boys of Sudan traveled for five years through harsh circumstances, including frequent wild animals and military attacks. Hunger, thirst and infection claimed the lives of most of the boys. However, Salva Dut led 1,500 boys across the desert more than 800 miles, from Ethiopia to Sudan and finally to a Kenyan refugee camp.
Salva Dut lived in a camp surrounded by barbed wire with more than 90,000 other refugees for six years at the United Nations-controlled Kakuma refugee camp until he resettled in the United States in 1996.
Salva Dut is one of 3,800 lost Sudanese boys adopted by families in the United States, Canada and Australia with support from the United Nations and the United States.
Salva Dut’s family members who remained in southern Sudan after the unrest had long forgotten about him and assumed he was dead. Although he believed his family had also been massacred, he longed to reconnect with his native South Sudan.
He became a famous activist.
Personal life
Salva Dut is the youngest of four siblings, with three brothers and two sisters.
During the civil war in his country, Salva Dut and his family were separated from each other. Only one of his three brothers, Ring, survived the civil war.
Salva Dut is happily married to a rumored white woman. Happy family with children. The names of their children or wives have been redacted from the media.
Net value
Famous in Sudan and a global figure, Salva Dut’s net worth is $1.5 million. He is one of the wealthiest activists.
