Awuoi was born in Bor in South Sudan. Her dad died in the war, she never really knew him. She lived with her mom and sisters for a while but when she was 12 her mom died.

She's now living with her grandmother and three sisters in Kakuma's refugee camp in north Kenya.

Her dream is to work hard in order to help her siblings, sending them to a private school for a better education. She would also like to leave the refugee camp and find a safe place to stay.