Isaac was born in a refugee camp in South Sudan because parents fled war in Uganda.    Two years later, his family fled South Sudan because of war and returned to an unstable Northern Uganda. His first school was under a tree. His first pencil was his finger, drawing letters in the dirt. 

Bridget is 19 years old. She’s smart, hopeful, and resilient. She’s also about to become a mother for the first time.

When we visited Uganda in March, we met Evelyn — a mother whose courage and love for her child carried her across 27.3 miles of uncertainty.