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By George Clooney, Akshaya Kumar and John Prendergast

Updated 1558 GMT (2358 HKT) June 25, 2015

Adil Mustafa Hamdan, 21, is a student at the Soba Secondary Refugee School. He was one of 21 students selected to take a digital storytelling course through the UN Refugee Agency project. Like many of the students that graduated from the course, he aspires to be a photojournalist.<br />"I would go to the Nuba Mountains and photograph people with no clothes, no shoes; I'd photograph soldiers while they are fighting; I'd photograph airplanes that drop bombs. I would show through my photos and explain through my stories the situation in the Nuba Mountains," he says.
Photos: In their own words: Refugees turned storytellers
From refugees to photojournalists – Adil Mustafa Hamdan, 21, is a student at the Soba Secondary Refugee School. He was one of 21 students selected to take a digital storytelling course through the UN Refugee Agency project. Like many of the students that graduated from the course, he aspires to be a photojournalist.
"I would go to the Nuba Mountains and photograph people with no clothes, no shoes; I'd photograph soldiers while they are fighting; I'd photograph airplanes that drop bombs. I would show through my photos and explain through my stories the situation in the Nuba Mountains," he says.
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<br />"What do you want?"<br />"I just want there to always be enough food."<br />"Why are you laughing?"<br />"Because I am very satisfied now."
Photos: In their own words: Refugees turned storytellers
Portfolio: Adil Mustafa Hamdan –
"What do you want?"
"I just want there to always be enough food."
"Why are you laughing?"
"Because I am very satisfied now."
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<br />"What do you want to be when you grow up?<br />"A hunter."<br />"What do you want to hunt?"<br />"I want to hunt gazelles, monkeys, hawks and other animals that you find in the bush.<br />"What is the hardest thing about hunting?"<br />"When you get caught by the police."
Photos: In their own words: Refugees turned storytellers
Portfolio: Adil Mustafa Hamdan –
"What do you want to be when you grow up?
"A hunter."
"What do you want to hunt?"
"I want to hunt gazelles, monkeys, hawks and other animals that you find in the bush.
"What is the hardest thing about hunting?"
"When you get caught by the police."
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<br />"I left the Nuba Mountains because of the war in '83. At that time, we left in a group of 57 people. Only nine of us survived the journey. I was the youngest, only seven years old. <br />One day, my father was very sick and he began to tell me the names of all of my uncles. When he finished he died. I stayed for seven more years until the people signed a peace agreement, which was in 2005. <br />I said to myself, let me see what will happen. After six years I prepared to go back to my homeland, but when I was about to start my journey the war broke out. I thought, 'I'll never see my family. I will die as my father died.' <br />Then people began to arrive from the Nuba Mountains to the camp. The first person I spoke to turned out to be my uncle. It was the best moment of my life. This is why I am happy. Because I have found my relatives."<br /><em>Khalid Idriss, refugee since 1985</em>