"It is like my life has stopped"

COVID-19 has flipped 16-year-old Daniel's life upside-down

Helene Sandbu Ryeng
A boy running dragging a car wheel
UNICEFSouthSudan/Wilson
07 June 2020

Daniel's life has been flipped upside-down by COVID-19. After the schools closed, his future is in limbo and his passion for basketball is put on hold.

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Daniel is also a talented writer and has written a poem on COVID-19 and a message of hope in these troubled times.

Daniel
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