World Education is dedicated to improving the lives of the poor through education, and economic and social development programs. Yei Yang suffered third-degree burns on his head, upper body, and right hand.
Part of his right eyelid is permanently burned off. The slow road to recovery began. When he left the hospital, however, Yei Yang fell into a depression and withdrew from his family, friends, and neighbors. He felt devastated and helpless. It took almost five years to begin to feel a little better and to leave his home. He would stay for less than an hour and would run home feeling uncomfortable and sometimes, even more lost and alone.
The intimate setting in the peer-to-peer support sessions enabled Yei Yang to open up and feel heard. The men swapped stories of their lives before the accident, their present state, and their hope for carrying on positively. He is applying the skills he learned from livelihoods trainings to raise chickens he received from World Education and earn an income to support his family.
War Victims Medical Fund Yei Yang and his children at home with his chickens.
