The Year that Made Me: Yolanda Awel Deng, 2011

Born into a war and forced to spend her childhood in refugee camps, our guest this week reflects on what it felt like to finally return to her country, South Sudan. Yolanda earned a scholarship and was able to move to Canada where she obtained a degree in psychology and a masters in conflict analysis and management before returning to assist with South Sudan's first election in 2011.   Now the Minister for Health, she is determined to improve outcomes in the world’s youngest country.