Learning for lasting peace!
January 24, 2024 8:57 amEducation is a human right, and it plays a key role in shaping communities! Today, Girls’ Education South Sudan... View Article
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Take a look at Bulletin No.4!
November 30, 2023 10:33 amHere’s the latest version of our quarterly bulletin: GESS Bulletin Q4 2023 Here you can find a summary of activities... View Article
International Day of the Girl: Invest in Girls’ Education!
October 11, 2023 9:17 amIt is that time of the year again, International Day of the Girl! Celebrated annually on 11th October, this day... View Article
One Million Girls and Counting!
August 15, 2023 4:33 pmMarking a major milestone for girls’ education in South Sudan. As of today, the Governments of the United Kingdom, Canada,... View Article
New Youth Magazine Seeks to Empower South Sudanese Teens
November 16, 2022 1:49 pmGirls’ Education South Sudan (GESS) has launched a teen-focused magazine, titled ‘Teens ta Guwa’, loosely translated as ‘Power Teens’. 10,600... View Article
2022 Cash Transfers to Schoolgirls Commence!
November 8, 2022 8:20 amGESS is scheduled to kick off payment of cash transfers to girls across the country on 8th November 2022. Cash... View Article
Creating a Safe and Enabling Learning Environment for Girls
July 7, 2022 1:42 pmNational Girls’ Education Day was designated as 7th July in 2004 by the late Dr John Garang de Mabior to... View Article
IWD2022
March 8, 2022 10:00 amToday we celebrate International Women’s Day today under the theme, #BreakTheBias. We spoke to Senior 4 learners in Juba, asking... View Article
International Day of Education 2022: ‘Changing course, transforming education’
January 24, 2022 9:04 amToday, 24th January, is the International Day of Education and we mark the day through reflecting on the theme of... View Article
International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2021: Leadership and Participation of Persons with Disabilities
December 3, 2021 9:02 amToday is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD)! In line with this year’s IDPD theme, “Leadership and participation... View Article
2021 GESS Cash Transfers to Support More Than 460,500 Girls
November 16, 2021 8:48 amThe Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS) 2021 Cash Transfer process is scheduled to begin the week of 15th November. The... View Article
Pregnant Learners Validated
November 3, 2021 2:44 pm“I decided to come to school because I knew that I would not be chased away. I heard that... View Article
International Day of the Girl Child 2021
October 11, 2021 10:26 amToday is the International Day fo the Girl Child! This year, the theme is “Digital generation. Our generation”. Whilst it... View Article
International Youth Day 2021 – Speak Out!
August 12, 2021 8:45 amAs the world celebrates the International Youth Day (#IYD2021) today under the theme; ‘Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human... View Article
Pregnant and nursing learners have the right to education
May 3, 2021 11:50 amGESS research found that 4,780 schoolgirls across South Sudan were pregnant in October 2020. This number is thought to be... View Article
World Water Day
March 22, 2021 12:54 pmToday is World Water Day. On this day, we want to draw attention to the critical importance of water, sanitation... View Article
International Women’s Day 2021: Choose to Challenge
March 8, 2021 7:44 amThis International Women’s Day is a reminder to choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. We can... View Article
GESS Cash Transfers Delivered to Girls in South Sudan Throughout COVID-19
January 22, 2021 10:05 amAn ambitious exercise to pay more than 400,000 school girls across South Sudan came to a close at the end... View Article
Over 350,000 School Girls Across the Country Receive a GESS Cash Transfer
December 22, 2020 10:31 amAn ambitious exercise to pay more than 400,000 school girls across South Sudan in one month has now come to... View Article
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) 2020
December 3, 2020 10:02 amTogether we can make International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) 2020 bring about change in the lives of girls... View Article
The Unwelcome Stranger
December 1, 2020 2:25 pmAround the world, families and communities face a great deal of uncertainty amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. With school closures and... View Article
Second Round of GESS Cash Transfers to Support Girls’ Education During COVID-19
November 23, 2020 9:18 amThe second round of Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS) 2020 Cash Transfers is scheduled to begin on 23rd November 2020.... View Article
Let’s Talk: Pregnancy at the Right Time
October 22, 2020 10:21 am“They need to be encouraged”, says Community Leader, Nyuon Goyok, with a determined look on his face. Nyuon has been... View Article
Phased Reopening of Schools in South Sudan
October 6, 2020 12:32 pmYesterday saw the phased reopening of schools in South Sudan. Candidate classes Primary 8 and Senior 4 returned to school... View Article
International Day of Sign Languages 2020: ‘Sign Languages Are for Everyone’
September 23, 2020 10:51 amToday is the ‘International Day of Sign Languages’. The United Nations General Assembly adopted 23 September as the International... View Article
Emergency Cash Transfers Help Prevent Early and Forced Marriage
June 16, 2020 11:54 am“Sometimes girls get married because they can’t afford basic things like sanitary pads, body lotion, and even pants. It is... View Article
Nothing Can Stop Me From…
October 11, 2019 10:01 amToday we are celebrating the International Day of the Girl Child. Nearly 25 years ago, some 30,000 women and men... View Article
Challenges for Women’s and Girls’ in Education in South Sudan and the Way Forward
September 25, 2019 10:07 amOn the 19th October, our Team Leader, Akuja de Garang MBE, talked about the challenges for women and girls’ education... View Article
Getting Cash Transfers to 288,000 Girls in South Sudan
August 29, 2019 9:51 amWe’re often asked how the right girls get the cash. Over 288,000 girls will receive the cash this year across... View Article