BACKGROUND

Daniel Dut Athian (aka Dadani) is a young Southern Sudanese from Northern Bahr El Ghazal State (Aweil). Born in 1987 at Kowich Village (about 20 km from Aweil Town), he studied in Aweil State from Primary One to Primary Eight (i.e. from 1997-2005). He began his P1 at Tónggói Primary School and finished his P8 at Gordhïm Comboni Primary School. He then went to Uganda in 2006, studied Senior One and Senior Two in at Apostles of Jesus Mother House Seminary (Moroto, North Eastern Uganda) and St. Mbuga Vocational Secondary School (Kampala, Uganda) respectively. In May 2008, he went to Nairobi (Kenya), first studied at Scholar Secondary School (form 3) and later transfered to Riruta Central School where he finished his form four (2009).

He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Health at International Health Sciences University (Kampala, Uganda).