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