Nyangore Primary School is a government school in Ulang County, Upper Nile State, established in 2011. The school includes classes from Primary 1 to Primary 8, a nursery school and an afternoon Accelerated Learning Programme. The school had a total... View Article
GESS is working in the space of Public Financial Management (PFM), but what is Public Financial Management? Public Financial Management refers to the process of managing public funds and resources for effective service delivery. In the context of GESS school... View Article
David Majith is one of more than 400 learners who has been supported with a wheelchair through a joint initiative of GESS, Food for the Hungry South Sudan, and the Free Wheelchair Mission. David is an eight-year-old learner with a... View Article
School Management Sub-Committee on Inclusive Education Helps to Support Learners with Disabilities Bandar Girls’ Primary School is a government school located in Malakal Town, Upper Nile State. The school was established in 1987 but closed from 2013 to 2015 due... View Article
Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS) runs mentoring clubs and book clubs in over 200 schools across South Sudan. Mentoring and book clubs allow schoolchildren to have a safe space to discuss issues that affect them and get guidance from the... View Article
“Salha’s father left before she was born. I have been taking care of her and her siblings as a single mother. Life is not easy because of all the needs of the children. When Salha was in Primary 4, she... View Article
Girls’ Education South Sudan’s (GESS’) behaviour change communication activities are changing lives in Duk County in Jonglei State. These activities are helping to eradicate negative socio-cultural attitudes that stop girls and children living with disabilities from accessing and completing their... View Article
Many communities in Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan view persons with disabilities negatively. In the past, little to no action has been taken to ensure that children with disabilities can go to school. Without challenging the stigma around disability... View Article
In the rural parts of South Sudan, many children have been deprived of an education by their parents simply because of negative socio-cultural beliefs. Girls’ Education South Sudan’s (GESS) community mobilisation activities are helping to create an enabling social-cultural environment... View Article
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
It’s over a year since schools closed across South Sudan due to COVID-19. Learning for many children came to a standstill until the Ministry of General Education and Instruction (MoGEI), together with education partners, introduced distance learning through radio. However,... View Article
The Ministry of General Education and Instruction (MoGEI) has announced that schools will re-open on May 3rd. This calls for immediate action from schools across the country to ensure that COVID-19 preventative measures are in place so that learners can... View Article
“When we heard that the cash will soon be distributed, myself and my friend Achol got very excited, (we) sit down and plan out what we will buy among the many things that we lack.” Caroline, former GESS Cash Transfer... View Article
The Supportive School Supervision component of GESS has not received as much attention as some of the other Programme components due to school closures. However, GESS State Anchor Team Leader for Western Bahr el Ghazal State, Andrea, believes it to... View Article
Today is World Radio Day. Under the theme, ‘New World, New Radio’, the day highlights the continuing importance and evolution of radio in today’s world. It is the most prevalent form of media in South Sudan and continues to be... View Article
In January, our newly recruited Gender, Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) & Mentoring Assistants started to trace absent learners as part of a back-to-school campaign. COVID-19 and school closures have placed added pressures on learners in South Sudan. Some candidates... View Article
“There are things expected of me especially as a mother, I need to provide for my baby, for myself and, do housework. I looked forward to receiving this money so that I can afford some of the things for myself... View Article
Mboriundo Daniel Muabi, 26, has two daughters, aged 2 years and 6 months, respectively. He is married to Angelina, 25 years, and they live in Kpotonayo Payam of Tambura County, Western Equatoria State. Daniel and Angelina began their relationship when... View Article
“My name is Fidele Ngbadara. I am a 73-year-old headman. My wife, Felesta, and I have been married for over 30 years living here in Ngboko Boma of Source in Yubu Payam, Tambura County.” Fidele and Felesta have eight children... View Article
Monica is in Senior 1 at Rumbek National Secondary School. She invited us to join her to the market with her two friends, Hellena and Martha, to get an idea of what girls are spending their GESS Cash Transfer money... View Article
This is Elizabeth. Elizabeth received a cash transfer through GESS last year, and says it has helped her a lot. She was able to buy uniform, shoes and books with the money, including grammar textbooks, which she particularly enjoys because... View Article