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Home can disappear in a single night but the memory of it can keep you alive for years. We sit down with Emmanuel Mohammed Nabieu, known as Nabs, to begin a multi-part Child’s View journey that starts before conflict, before separation, and before survival becomes the only goal. Nabs takes us to Sami, his small village in Sierra Leone, where everyone is family, children learn by working and playing side by side, and nights are filled with laughter and stories under the moonlight.

We talk about the people who formed him long before he became a global advocate for family-based care and orphan prevention. You’ll hear about his grandmother Sato, a master storyteller whose mermaid tale makes honesty unforgettable, and the proverb that still guides him. Nabs also shares the lesson his uncle teaches with a real fire, showing why “family is the flame that keeps us warm” and what happens when the wood is pulled apart. Along the way, we remember the friendships, village celebrations, and big dreams that grew in the middle of a rural village - a community in deep poverty that never lacked love.

Then the atmosphere shifts. Strangers pass through carrying babies and fear, adults whisper warnings, and the first gunshots turn a familiar place into confusion and terror. This part ends where his long journey begins, anchored by one steady longing: to go back home, back to family, back to the fire. If you care about child welfare, global health, ethical missions, trauma and resilience, or strengthening families and communities, this story will stay with you. Subscribe, share this with someone who cares about protecting children, and leave a rating and review to help more listeners find Optimistic Voices.

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