“When you work with youth, you need first to put yourself in their skin. We have a lot of work to do, but we’re doing it.” Cubaka is the President of the Youth Center in Oruchinga Refugee Settlement. He’s stepped up to lead a group of young people in Oruchinga who are looking to make a change. “We have very many challenges here,” he says. “But our main challenge is finding ways to be together." Peaceful and productive things to bond over and work on isn’t always easy when there are 13 different nationalities living in one camp. But, says Cubaka, “we say that there is no Congolese, to Rwandese, no Burundians, and no nationals. We’re all the same at the youth center.” The center is a place to gather, to share ideas, to find purpose and meaning. And sometimes, the best time to get together is in the evening, providing something for young people to do at night. But there’s one problem – getting around in the dark. Since most of Oruchinga isn’t connected to a power grid, … [Read more...] about Being Together