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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Deo was a cattle herder, and despite violent, unjust schools, he nevertheless excelled in his studies there.
Chapter 2: When civil war erupted in 1993, Deo fled from Burundi to Rwanda — and then back again to Burundi.
Chapter 3: Deo fled Burundi and endured his earliest days in New York thanks to help of a kind stranger.
Chapter 4: Deo slept on the streets, yet fortunately started meeting strangers who were truly determined to help him.
Chapter 5: Deo enrolled at Columbia University in 1995; in his sophomore year, he received word that his parents were alive.
Chapter 6: Deo battled to enroll in medical school, but that didn’t stop him from pursuing his true passion for medicine.
Chapter 7: Both the Wolf family and Sharon McKenna were inclined to extend Deo a helping hand.
Chapter 8: In 2006, Deo returned to Burundi to build a medical clinic in his hometown.
Description
Strength in What Remains (2009) tells the story of a man who, after fleeing war-torn Burundi, is able to make his dreams a reality with the help of a few kind souls. By following his story, you’ll learn all about how the small actions of a few good people can make a huge difference for a community on the other side of the world.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone interested in refugees' stories
- People curious about the Hutu-Tutsi conflict
- Established and aspiring philanthropists