By Angela Achol

Dudi Nyok Luat, a young, vibrant leader who oozes off charisma, integrity and wits traversed from the emerald heart of Africa (Juba) to the pearl of East Africa (Kenya) with a bag full of dreams. Pomp, bright colors, ululations and velvety vuvuzelas echoed along the university hallways as USIU-Africa ushered in a new dawn in the Student Association Cabinet leadership realm 2024/2025. Dudi boasts a wide array of accolades and achievements both in the leadership and entrepreneurship spheres. With a vast experience in student leadership roles across his academic journey, Mr. Dudi Luat was undoubtedly the right candidate for the Student Association Council chairman position.

Unitymovers initiative, a project Dudi birthed to aid young school-going kids in Juba access fast and reliable transport to and from school, is indeed a dream woven into reality. ‘Ride to knowledge with ease’, the initiative’s motto lives to its word with surety of full-service delivery to the Juba and South Sudanese populace at large. His life story is proof that no dream is too big and no goal is out of reach. As a beneficiary of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars program, Dudi’s dream to mold his entrepreneurship dreams into reality came true. Dudi decided to put his business acumen to the test by pursuing the International Business Administration undergraduate degree program offered in the university.

Dudi Luat strictly adopts the servanthood route of leadership. The SAC offices’ mantra boldly states that they are a home for every student’s voice, where concerns are heard and solutions are found. USIU-Africa’s student leadership is indeed guided by experience and led with purpose. With an inspiration to grace the local and global leadership and entrepreneurial arenas, Dudi Luat’s future is bound for greatness purely fueled by determination. Dudi’s parting short is a string of inspiring words to inhabitants of the richest continent on earth, Mama Africa, “Let us build Africa for Africans. It is never too late to build our continent for the better. Start now!”