Emmanuel Nsengiyumva, a UB PhD student in CBE, has defied unimaginable odds on his journey and finally, his story is being told. Escaping the civil war in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as a child, he faced harrowing moments at a Congolese refugee camp in Rwanda. Witnessing the loss of loved ones, Nsengiyumva's story is one of survival, resilience, and academic triumph.