Victor Ochen

Despite growing up in a camp for internally displaced people, losing family, and living through countless war-related atrocities that have plagued Uganda for most of his life, Victor Ochen strove to find ways to educate himself as an alternative to violence.

At age 25, Victor founded the African Youth Initiative Network, an organization that works with war victims to deliver health assistance, promote social tolerance and forgiveness, and call for justice for the victims. In 2015, Victor became the first Ugandan to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.