People of Dzaleka and its wider community
Ndugu Steven
Also known as Steven Ndugu
Young writer in Dzaleka who publishes poetry, short stories, essays, and journalism through The GOAT PoL and studies business and computer science with Jesuit Worldwide Learning.
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Writing
Ndugu Steven is a young writer living as a refugee in Dzaleka who publishes poetry, short stories, essays, and journalism. He writes on The GOAT PoL, a platform that publishes work by writers in precarious situations, and has described his aim as using writing to contribute to change.
Studies
By his own account, Steven grew up in a household of eight children where money was scarce, and he studies business and computer science with Jesuit Worldwide Learning, the higher-education programme that operates a centre in the camp.
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Sources
- 1Ndugu Steven — author page
The GOAT PoL (The Greatest of All Time Prize of Literature)
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