You can follow the story of Alek Wek’s Journey Home.  Her facebook page  desribes her mission:  “Alek Wek, Sudanese Supermodel, will partner with UNHCR on her first journey home since South Sudan’s independence. Alek will support UNHCR to expand and launch life changing projects in EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH.”  Her page has lots of  photos of Alek, and families and villages she visited.   Wau, South Sudan is her hometown.