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Originally from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Gudo lost both her parents when
she was only seven. She moved in with relatives, but they gave up on her
by the time she reached 12. Because she had no money to pay school fees,
Gudo dropped out. She searched for work, but no one would employ her.
"I remember my life changing from a good life to the most painful life,"
explained Gudo.
At 12, Gudo decided to cross the border from Zimbabwe to South Africa in
search of a better life and a more promising future. While trying to cross the
border illegally, she was robbed and assaulted.
Upon reaching South Africa, Gudo was welcomed by an orphanage founded by the Uniting Reformed Church in South Africa. Even with few resources,
the denomination opened the orphanage because an increasing number of unaccompanied children were roaming the streets looking for food and shelter.
Years later, with the assistance of several nonprofit organizations, Gudo enrolled in a local high school.
"As a foreign child and a refugee, it was very difficult to enroll because of
my lack of papers," said Gudo. Ultimately, she succeeded and resumed her
education.
After completing high school, Save the Children UK (SCUK) paid Gudo's registration fees for a local university. With SCUK's financial aid and her earnings
from student jobs at the university, Gudo paid for her first two years of college.
In her third year, Gudo applied for a United Methodist scholarship. "Receiving
that scholarship was the best miracle that happened in my life," said Gudo. "I
still clearly remember the day I received the letter. I did not sleep that night with
joy. My life changed that day. I thank God for this blessing."
Gudo went on to complete a
Bachelor of Laws Degree and
a Master in Commercial Law.
She is currently enrolled as a
Ph.D. student in Commercial
Law with a focus in the role of
law and nonprofit organizations
in the governance of government-owned enterprises.
Gudo explained that her degree's focus "critically explains
the relationship between civil
society organizations and the
government."
While growing up in the orphanage in South Africa, Gudo
began realizing that many other
citizens of Zimbabwe had left
the country because of a poor
performing government.
"I also realized that the peoJulieth Gudo, a World Communion Scholar from
ple of Zimbabwe had lost hope
Zimbabwe, is a Ph.D. student in Commercial Law
in their own country," said
and research assistant at the University of Cape
Gudo. "I concluded that perTown in Cape Town, South Africa.
haps it was time for nonprofits
PHOTO: COURTESY JULIETH GUDO

SUMMER 2017

to challenge the government as representatives of the people."
To this day, Gudo gives back to her
orphanage and community by volunteering with children and teaching
them about the law and their rights.
"When I decided to go to South
Africa from Zimbabwe as a last resort, without proper documents, the
challenges I met on the way made
me realize just how God can be so
kind in our lives," said Gudo. "I think
my life is a miracle, a testimony that,
if shared with young people in the
same situation, could change their
lives forever."
Gudo would like to start an organization made up of young people
who have, like her, overcome some
of the worst challenges imaginable.
"Together we will go into children's
homes, refugee centers, and poor
rural areas to talk with orphaned children and other young people about
life in general and how to deal with
challenges," said Gudo. "They need
people who understand what it is like
to live in an orphanage, to be a refugee, or to come from a very disadvantaged background. I want them
to know that they are not defined
by their current situations or their
backgrounds. They are individuals
who can achieve anything and break
through barriers."

Michelle Maldonado, a native of the
Florida Annual Conference, is a World
Communion National Scholar dedicated
to the work of church communications
as a means of outreach to Hispanic/
Latino millennials and other young people. She plans to attend Drew University to study for a D.Min. degree.

World Communion Scholarships
can be supported through the
Advance, project #982161.

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