"One of the things is understanding the brutality of rebel soldiers," says Boweh, now a youth project sessional worker at the Scottish Refugee Council. "It is in no way imaginable. If a military man comes to your house, no-one can help. You can report them to no-one."
Boweh initially fled to the US, but decided to pursue his education in the UK and completed a youth and community degree in 1995. Continued political unrest in Liberia saw Boweh apply for asylum in the UK. His first application was declined by the Home Office, but was granted on appeal.
He decided to get involved with the Scottish Refugee Council's youth project in December 2002, working with young people aged 16 to 25.
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