Mary Maker is a South Sudanese refugee, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and education advocate. [1] [2] [3] She is a former teacher at Kakuma Refugee Camp to a class of 120 students. [4] [5] [6] She is also an actor, TED speaker, a fashion lover, and a writer. [7] [3]
Mary is currently pursuing further studies in Theater and Political Science with a concentration in Women and Gender Studies at St. Olaf College Minnesota after receiving a scholarship from Mastercard Foundation scholarship program. [7] [1] [4] [8]
In 2021, Mary Maker joined hands with Dudi Miabok and Diing Manyang who are her fellow refugees in founding Elimisha Kakuma, a college preparatory educational program for high school graduates in the Kakuma camp. [9]