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Mohamed Sidibay: Teaching Peace

Produced by: The MY HERO Project | Short | 2018 | USA | 2:48

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Mohamed Sidibay is a survivor of a horrific civil war in Sierra Leone, where he was forced to fight as a child soldier. Now he advocates for better access to education worldwide.

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