Mabil, also the recipient of the 2023 South Australia Young Australian of the Year award, has been recognised for his work as co-founder of the not-for-profit organisation, Barefoot to Boots, which aims for better health, education, policies, and gender equality for refugees. The 27-year old's story is one of courage and inspiration. Mabil grew up in a Kenyan refugee camp after his family fled civil war in Sudan, before coming to Australia aged 10. Upon reaching his dream of playing for the Australian men's national football team, his sister tragically died in a car accident in 2019.

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