Marie Rose
Africa - Burundi
"War was raging in Burundi, my country in Eastern Africa. I found myself living in the forest, alone and pregnant. I could hear the bullets speeding by as I gave birth to my son, there in the trees. It was a difficult birth, as he was born via cesarean section without any proper medical tools or care. Miraculously we both survived. When I was almost fully recovered I decided that I couldn't stay alone in the forest, so I got moving. I strapped my baby to my back and joined the rebels to survive. I was ...