There are many ways to describe Mary Ayor, but today we choose to describe her as defiant, a risk-taker and audacious. Yet, no matter the words we choose, they hardly capture the essence of the woman who now serves as a headwoman in Yei County, South Sudan.
Born and raised in Bahr el Ghazal State, Mary’s life took a dramatic turn at the age of 17 when her parents tried to force her to marry a man she didn’t know. But she refused to accept her fate as dictated by others; she fought back.
