An Evening with Salva Dut

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Fort Worth Country Day (FWCD) is honored to welcome Salva Dut, the inspiring founder of Water for South Sudan (WFSS) and a former “Lost Boy of Sudan,” for a special community-wide event. The evening is free to attend and open to the public, and will take place on Wednesday, October 7, at 7 p.m. in the FWCD Scott Theater. Dut’s extraordinary life story is chronicled in the New York Times bestseller, “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park. Forced from his rural village at just 11 years old by the Sudanese Civil War, Dut joined thousands of boys on a harrowing journey on foot to seek safety in refugee camps across Ethiopia and Kenya. After a decade in the camps, he relocated to Rochester, New York, as a refugee. Years later, upon discovering his father was still alive but suffering from a severe waterborne illness, Dut was moved to take action. In 2003, he founded Water for South Sudan with the dream of drilling a single well for his father. That initial well in 2005 has since blossomed into hundreds of water projects delivering clean water, health, and opportunity throughout South Sudan. Event Details What: An Evening with Salva Dut, Founder of Water for South Sudan Who: The public is invited, and the event is free to attend When: Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 7 p.m. Where: FWCD Scott Theater, Fort Worth Country Day Campus – 4200 Country Day Lane, Fort Worth, TX 76109 RSVP: Those wishing to attend should RSVP via email to advancement@fwcd.com or call 817.302.3204

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