A Community in Crisis: Lawyer Maker Mayek on Protecting South Sudanese Youth in Australia

In this powerful episode, we address the heartbreaking knife killings of two young South Sudanese boys in Melbourne—another devastating reminder of the violence tearing through our youth. We’re joined by Maker Mayek, a Melbourne-based lawyer and the CEO of the South Sudanese Australian National Basketball Association, who shares a first-hand account of what’s happening on the ground. Together, we explore the root causes behind this wave of youth deaths, the fear gripping families, and what it means for our community’s future.

This conversation is not just about mourning loss—it’s a call to action. How do we protect our young people? What role do families, leaders, and institutions need to play? And how can we come together, across the diaspora, to stop burying our children too soon?

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