I have a dream – I have a vision
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Prologue – The dream of hope and the future
Hello, dear members of Teach for Community.
Barnaba has a dream, just like Martin Luther King once did.
A dream of a country that breathes peace and where hope takes root.
I have a dream. Read it.
Let it find a place in your heart.
Become one with this dream so that it can give Sudan and its people a future.
We have the dream that this vision will become reality.
And you have the dream that your wishes will one day come true.
When we connect our dreams,
vision becomes change,
and hope becomes reality.
I have a dream for my continent, AFRICA
Von Barnaba Osman Kwanjeli
(1) I stand before you today, not as a man born into privilege, but as a son of the soil — born in Urma, a small village nestled in the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan, Sudan.
(2) I was born amid struggle, in a land torn by conflict and hardship. Yet even from those ashes, I learned to dream — not for myself alone, but for my people, for my country, and for my continent.
I have a Dream.
(3) I have a dream that one day, the children of Africa — from the deserts of Sudan to the valleys of Kenya — will rise beyond the barriers of poverty and displacement. That they will no longer be defined by where they were born, but by the greatness they carry within.
(4) I have a dream that one day, every refugee camp will become a center of opportunity; that the young minds who once studied under trees will one day lead nations, build technologies, and protect the dignity of their people.
(5) I have a dream that knowledge will no longer be a privilege of the few, but the inheritance of all — that education and technology will become the wings that lift our people from despair into destiny.
(6) I have a dream that one day, my beloved Sudan will rise again — not as a nation divided by war, but as a homeland united by peace, compassion, and justice. That its sons and daughters, once scattered across borders, will return not as victims of circumstance, but as architects of hope.
(7) I have a dream that Africa will no longer be spoken of as a continent of hunger and suffering, but as a continent of innovation, strength, and unity. That our women, our youth, our forgotten — will all stand as pillars of change, empowered by education and fueled by purpose.
(8) I have a dream that the spirit of compassion will live in the heart of every leader, that no widow will be left unaided, no orphan will be left uneducated, and no young dreamer will be left without a chance. I have a dream that the light of humanity will never fade, even in the darkest times — because we will continue to serve, to uplift, and to believe that service to others is the truest
Epilogue – When dreams bear fruit
A dream often begins quietly – as a thought, a hope, a prayer.
But when people share it, it grows.
It becomes a seed that sprouts in the heart and changes the world. Barnabas’ dream is not a distant wish.
It is already a reality in motion – on every piece of land that is planted, in every young person who discovers confidence in themselves, in every woman who finds the courage to create something new.
When dreams bear fruit,
they nourish not only the body,
but also the soul.
And they bring community where there was once division.
May our shared dreams continue to grow –
for Kakuma, for Sudan,
for all who believe in a better future.