{"id":13359,"date":"2020-12-14T10:59:43","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T10:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordsandimages.battleface.com\/?p=13359"},"modified":"2024-05-02T14:16:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:16:05","slug":"from-child-soldier-to-tour-operator-in-drc-obeds-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/from-child-soldier-to-tour-operator-in-drc-obeds-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"From child soldier to tour operator in DRC | Obed&#8217;s tale"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approx read: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><h3 id=\"in-this-episode-we-chat-to-obe\"><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">In this episode we chat to Obed, a former refugee turned activist and entrepreneur<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wordsandimages.battleface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20200811-WA0009.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13362 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wordsandimages.battleface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20200811-WA0009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20200811-WA0009.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20200811-WA0009-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20200811-WA0009-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"From child soldier to tour operator in DRC | Obed&#039;s tale\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7AK5HCmraGk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Obed is a great advocate for the stunning landscapes and wildlife found in DRC. &#8216;There is a very big gap between being a refugee and an entrepreneur, so that means passing through the challenges and trying to continue to be resilient. 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