Lost Fleeing from civil war and the genocide of two million people in the late 1980s, 20,000 children walked a thousand miles in search of safety. More than half perished on that journey. When the world learned of their tragic circumstances, the United States offered them resettlement. Though 3,800 came to the U.S. in 2001, the events of 9/11 forced the vetting process of those remaining to come to an abrupt stop, leaving many behind.

Thirty-five years after their exodus, more than 300 Lost Boys (and Girls) remain in Kakuma, the refugee camp established for them so many years ago. They are now men and women with boys and girls of their own. They cling to the hope that the U.S. government will recognize its error and return to complete its original promise, fulfilling their dream of finding a place they may call home, where they might thrive. Some are defiant, some are dispirited. All are lost.

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