MTV News' Sway Calloway Hosted The Unlikely Heroes Benefit Featuring The Lost Boys of Sudan

May 4, 2011 - PRLog -- MTV News' Sway Calloway  Hosted
The Unlikely Heroes Benefit Featuring The Lost Boys of Sudan

NY, New York – . MTV News' Sway Calloway hosted The Unlikely Heroes Benefit, an intimate fundraiser for GER: To Be Separate, a new documentary tracing one man's odyssey from Sudanese child soldier to refugee, his escape and amazing journey home. On May 2, 2011 at the 92Y Tribeca, attendees experienced a riveting discussion moderated by social commentator Lola Desioye and The Lost Boys of Sudan: Ger Duany and King Deng on each of their journey's from Sudan to America and life thereafter.

The proceeds will go towards Ger Duany's upcoming film "Ger: To Be Separate," directed by African Academy Award winner Wanuri Kahiu. The film documents one man's odyssey from child soldier to refugee to Hollywood actor and international top model, and his amazing journey back home as he votes for the first time for a new Sudan and celebrates its division.
The event's host committee included Danny Glover, Mark G. Mathis, Bethann Hardison, Loul Deng and Dr. Adebola Orafidiya. Rahzel, formerly of The Roots, and Arama Mara were the featured music performances and sponsors included The Global Network for Humanity, MindSmack, and Africa.com.  

The Unlikely Heroes Benefit was intimate yet fully capacitated with supporters from across the globe. The release of this film will mark the beginning of Ger's mission to help rebuild his nation, bringing educational institutions and healthcare facilities to his home village.


To help contribute to Ger’s mission click here.


About The Lost Boys of Sudan:
Ger Duany
Fleeing the war as a child, Ger Duany traveled between different camps in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya as a refugee for 9 years. At age 12, he held his first AK-47 and was forced to put up a fight. Ger was among the first group of 'lost boys' resettled in the U.S.A. in 1994 where he discovered basketball as a method of therapy in high school. He went on to become a star basketball player and won an athletic scholarship to play in college. Today, Ger is most notably known on the runways of New York and Milan, editorial magazine spreads and on the silver screen. His mission is to help restore Sudan by building medical and educational institutions in his village.

King Deng
Born in Wulu, South Sudan with no date of birth recorded, King Deng now celebrates the refugee date of birth thatwas given to him by the UNHCR (United High Commission for Refugees). However, January 1, 1979 does not just belong to King. In fact, everyone who made it out of the war zone alive was given that date of birth. After spending seven weeks in 1998 at a camp, the Red Cross took King to Kenya Nairobi where he was assigned to a Refugee Camp for minors.  In 2000, they started the process of moving the minor groups to the United States. Deng lived in New York until he relocated to Atlanta in June 6, 2001. His book, "The Lost Boy of Sudan" describes his life in detail.

For more information and to contribute towards Ger Duany's mission please visit http://theunlikelyheroesevent.com/
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