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When you woke up this morning, you probably thought about what you had on today – checked the weather, perhaps how you would get to work, perhaps who you would see or what you’ll have for dinner. For our guest tonight, each day started wondering if they would be attacked, imprisoned or even murdered. Each day was a test of survival.

From Uganda to a refugee camp in Kenya and now to a new home in Australia, in this podcast we hear an intensely personal story of Robert Kasozi. Robert who has come to Australia with the help of LGBTIQ charity Humanity in Need, Rainbow Refugees who support refugees in East Africa. Also joining us is David Ayliffe from Humanity in Need.

The post Uganda: A Refugee’s Story of a New Beginning appeared first on World Wide Wave.

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