YARRIE (20s ) grew up in a refugee camp in Guinea.
She was just seven years old when the Civil war broke out in Sierra Leone, and she was forced to witness atrocities that deeply traumatised her.
Writing poetry has been her emotional outlet and means of survival. She is now a poet, a song –writer, an inspirational speaker and performer ;wise beyond her years. Yarrie is at University studying International Relations and Development. She has also recently been made an Ambassador for Australia for UNHCR