Lam Tungwar

Lam Tungwar is a former child soldier from Sudan who has turned musican. Recently appointed UN Habitat Ambassador, his main mission is to address issues affecting the youth in East Africa and to get youth to turn in their guns. He started the South Sudanese Artistes Association which comprises of more than 2000 Sudanese entertainers in and outside the country. Lam performs in Kenya and Sudan and preaches peace and tolerance in four languages: his own, English, Kiswahili and Arabic.His story was written by South Sudanese journalist Evans Maendeh, in a book called Child Soldier.