This morning, Matthew Rycroft CBE – the Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Development (DFID) – visited Juba Day Secondary School to witness the GESS package of support to the school, as well as the continued need for support to South Sudan’s education sector. He was greeted by the long-serving Head Teacher, George Kenyi; […]
It’s a characteristically sunny day in South Sudan’s short dry season and a group of around 25 people – young and old, women and men– band together in a classroom, where there’s some much-needed respite from the 11am sun. There’s the low level hum of chitter chatter as the group greet each other. A lady […]
2017 was a groundbreaking year for GESS. SSSAMS (South Sudan School Attendance Monitoring System – www.sssams.org) – our online system that produces real-time reports on enrolment in South Sudanese schools – recorded 1,509,251 pupils enrolled in 3,652 schools – the highest number ever recorded. Girls made up 44.53% of total enrolment. Particular progress has been […]
This is Monica. She received a GESS Cash Transfer this year, along with 110 other girls at Dr. John Garang Memorial Secondary School in Juba. Watch the video to find out how she spent the money this year, and how it has helped to keep her in school over the past three years. The Cash […]
“My name is Gabriel Deng Mabior. I am 61 years old. I am a parent and the Chairperson of the School Management Committee (SMC) in Warallel Primary school in Aweil West County of Lol State. My daughter; Elizabeth Nyantu Mabior goes to this school. She is 16 years old and is in P7 this year. […]
This week we smashed through our target of reaching 200,000 individual girls with cash transfers, delivering on the UK Government’s commitment to ‘leave no one behind’, and to support gender equality in the education system. Since 2014, Girls’ Education South Sudan has paid more than half a million cash transfers to over 215,000 individual girls […]
This is Suzan – a Senior 3 student from Bishop Abangite College of Science and Technology in Yambio, Gbudwe State. Earlier this year, Suzan travelled to Juba to take part in a one-week workshop, along with nine other girls from around the country – all of whom have benefitted from the GESS programme. The girls […]
Learning used to be a huge challenge for the children of Tomaji Primary School in Maban County. Students were learning under trees and would be forced home at the first sign of rain. Seeking a more stable school environment, some children in the community used to make the two hour journey to Gasmallah Primary School, […]
Last year, 268 girls at Liberty Primary School in the Bentiu PoC received Cash Transfers. Head Teacher, Magai, says he saw a noticeable increase in enrolment, “The Cash Transfers have encouraged girls to stay in school”. Magai says that every year he sees more and more girls in Upper Primary. They continue with their studies […]
Today is World Humanitarian Day and a powerful campaign has been started to mark the day, urging people to come together to show solidarity for the millions of people caught in armed conflict. #NotATarget – the campaign highlights how, during conflicts, civilians; children; schools; aid workers; women; and other vulnerable groups are trapped in wars […]
