Mainlehwon Vonhm in a classroom in Liberia

I was still alive and I never gave up hope

23 July 2012

As a teenager, Mainlehwon Vonhm walked alone, barefoot and hungry out of war-torn Liberia to the safety of a refugee camp. Two decades later he flew from the USA back to to Liberia to set up a charity that helps young people to live in peace. Currently studying at Cambridge’s Faculty of Education, Vonhm will this Thursday give a public talk about the challenges facing his home country.

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