Kunangbangate Belaha (Kun) traveled from his community in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the U.S. for the first time to attend the 2013 Fourth Estate Summit. While at the Summit, Kun was awarded the 2013 Peace Award for his unwavering efforts to protect his village from LRA violence. On his last morning in the U.S., Kun wrote some of his reflections from his time here in America. We loved it too much not to share.

Kun hand written blog post 1

Kun handwritten blog post 2

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Bringing water from the Pacific Ocean back to Banda, DRC. He was surprised at how salty the water actually was, and was excited to share it with the students in his community.

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Sea World meets Banda, DRC.

Read a transcription of Kun’s handwritten blog post.