A note from Naka Kerba:

“How do I summarize the last few weeks that changed my life?

As a CRC ambassador to the Leon Charney Diplomacy Program at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), I was able to make great academic strides and learned the importance of taking steps towards self-betterment. I managed to make new friends, reunite with my long-lost family, and as a bonus, gain a whole new family with the Burkarts.

I am very grateful for the chance to have prepared for the National Model United Nations (NMUN) program with Professor. Jeffery Morton. Under his guidance, I learned the importance of preparing the younger generation for future leadership. Having programs like NMUN that enable us to discuss important worldly topics such as plastic marine pollution and illegal wildlife trade are helpful in getting us to understand that despite the complexities of the world and our differing views, we must sometimes put all of that aside in order to compromise for the sake of a better planet.”

—Naka Kerba, CRC ambassador and refugee from South Sudan