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04/07/2011

The "lost boy" turned rapper from South Sudan on how he feels on the eve of his country's independence.

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.

today, the former child soldier Emmanuel Jal describes how he feels about the birth of South Sudan.

Also South Korean film-maker Park Jung-Bum talks about fulfilling the dying wish of his North Korean friend, Jeon Seung-Chul.

And the Vietnamese polio sufferer, Vo Thi Hoang Yen who's overcome prejudice to become a champion for people with disabilities with her organisation Disability Resource and Development (DRD).

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