Juzella is a Primary 7 learner at Hope Primary School in Juba County of Central Equatoria State. She is an orphan and lives with her aunt, Flora, who has a small business in the market west of Juba town. Flora... View Article
Al Salaam Primary School is one of the government primary schools in Melut, Upper Nile State, which was started in the year 2015. The school has received support from Girls Education South Sudan (GESS) project since 2019. In 2019 up... View Article
Mr Abraham is the chief of Wungier Village in Warrap State. For many years, he was against sending girls to school because he believed that their purpose was to be married off to generate wealth for their families through the... View Article
“School governing bodies are a very essential unit in the management and running of a school. These are the most pivotal bodies responsible for the day-to-today running of schools, and without them, schools cannot operate well,” Andabati, Teaching and Learning... View Article
Loyola Secondary School in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal State received capitation grants from the Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS) programme in both 2020 and 2021. Capitation grants are funds made available to all not-for-profit schools (government, community, and faith-based... View Article
The GESS programme aims to increase the enrolment and retention of learners in schools. One way that the programme does this is through behaviour change communication activities, including broadcasting radio programme, “Our School”, across the country. In media dark or... View Article
“When I finish my education, I want to be a teacher, so that I’ll support those who are like me, as they face a lot of challenges”, says Eunice. Eunice is a Primary 5 learner at Rajaf Educational Centre for... View Article
Valerie Awino, a Project Support Officer who works on our Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS) programme, reflects on the impact community storytelling has on advocacy through the following story… Last year, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities in 2020, Ajak Atem... View Article
Today is National Girls’ Education Day in South Sudan. This year’s theme – ‘Creating a safe and conducive learning environment for girls during COVID-19 and beyond’ – is a response to the alarming number of reported cases of early and... View Article
In South Sudan, teachers receive a very low monthly salary. A teacher in pay grade 14 receives a monthly salary of about 1,150 South Sudanese Pounds (SSP). This is less than 9 USD. As a result, many trained teachers have... View Article