Fleeing war-torn nations for a chance to go to school


Mohd Alam Hussein,14, at the Walk4Humanity Charity Run in Uniten yesterday.Rohaizat Md Darus/Star.

KAJANG: From braving turbulent seas alone to escaping war-torn countries at a young age, this group of underprivileged children overcame one obstacle after another for a better life and access to education.

Mohd Alam Hussein was only 10 years old when he escaped Myan­mar’s Rakhine State on his own four years ago.

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