Quan has shown the world what is possible as someone whose “journey started on a boat.” He embodies the spirit of this award, and the importance of welcoming refugees in this country. [...] This is the spirit that he brought to Refugees International as Chairman of the Board from 1996-1999 and as a board member for more than a decade. [...] SSWU envisions a unified, peaceful, and prosperous South Sudan where all citizens enjoy freedom, justice, equal citizenship, and the protection of human rights and where diversity is honored as it represents the cultures and traditions that make South Sudan unique. [...] Since neighboring Sudan erupted into a civil war of its own in April 2023, SSWU has been responding to the urgent needs of South Sudanese refugees and Sudanese people trapped in the country. [...] Esther Sprague call on individuals and organizations to support a peace and reconciliation process and to respond to the needs of survivor of conflict and violence in South Sudan and Sudan— especially women and children.
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