{UAH} From Refugee camp to Airbus; Inspiring story of Pilot Samuel John Nen Phal-Tang

Samuel Nen John-Phaltang is from South Sudan🇸🇸. As a child, his life was full of uncommon challenges. But he rose above them and went from being a refugee to become an Aerospace Engineer. Take a look at his timeline.

I was born and grew up in South Sudan's Leer County in Unity State. I left Leer County in the year 2000 when my village came under heavy attack by the North Sudan Government.  Everyone in the village ran to different locations and in different directions. We walked for 5 months to the border of South Sudan and Uganda. I got picked up with some other children and taken to a refugee camp in Northern Uganda by Ugandan police.  I stayed in the refugee camp for two years.  In 2003 my brother, who was a former child soldier, heard that I ended up in Uganda.  He came and picked me up and took me to Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya where he lives.  In 2007 I got a chance to come to Australia on a refugee visa where I attended Coorparoo Secondary College as ESL student. I could not speak English at that time and I had to learn how to speak and write in English.  In 2009 I graduated High School as an ESL student and got offered a chance to study Engineering at QUT where things got very interesting.  My first year was a general entry for engineering students and in second year I chose to study Aerospace Avionics and Electrical engineering because I was interested in understanding the functionalities of the helicopter gunship that chased us away from our village. 

did 12 months of work placement at Quality Avionics at Archerfield Airport.  I also worked for Signal Automation also known as (Livezi). I left Signal Automation and came to Airbus in 2017.

Airbus is the only place to learn on the job.  From being a refugee to Airbus, this is so awesome you can do it too.

The road to success was very tough and rough but here I'm at Airbus which I never dreamed of. With the support from my lecturers and teaching staff, it was possible for me to my achieve goals. Sometimes in life we have to make very difficult decisions in order to get to where we are; don't simply give up; there are lot of opportunities out there.

IN SHORT

2000: Samuel was captured by North Sudanese government and made to trek for 6 months to a refugee camp in Uganda.🇺🇬

2001: He was captured by a Ugandan rebel and detained for 8 months, but he managed to escape.

2003: He was relocated by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to a refugee camp in Kenya.🇰🇪

2007: He travelled to Australia and enrolled in a high school after attending English classes.

2009: He graduated from high school in Australia and lost his father same year.

2014: He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Avionics Engineering from Queensland University of Technology.

2016: He graduated with another Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Electrical and joined Airbus.

2018: He learned how to fly an aircraft✈️

2020: He bagged a Master's Degree in System Engineering from the University of New South Wales.

Samuel Nen John-Phaltang currently works with Airbus in Australia as an Avionics Engineer.

Just like Samuel, never allow your (poor) background to come between you and your dreams. Your future is more important than your past or present.

#Bentiu_tv

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