Room to Learn - Education for Youth in South Sudan

While a cease-fire agreement was signed on January 23, 2014 following the outbreak of violence on December 15, 2013, the situation in South Sudan has remained volatile. The conflict has displaced nearly 1.1 million South Sudanese both internally and externally as some refugees have fled to neighboring countries. Unfortunately, the Room to Learn South Sudan (RtL) project has been unable to resume full project operations under these conditions. However, despite the uncertainly, the RtL team has been considering a number of creative approaches to implementation. Your donation is helping us respond to the changed context and fluid dynamics now seen in the country.

In the months ahead, the Room to Learn project will aim to serve children who have been displaced by the conflict and are cut off from accessing schooling in their home communities. Project activities will also seek to support those communities struggling with a huge influx of displaced persons, straining the already limited resources found across the country. A key focus of our work will be to employ a “do no harm” approach in all activities and to help communities process the trauma of conflict both through psychosocial support and transparent dialogue aimed at building bridges. We thank our donors for their ongoing support of these valuable efforts to provide access to education and hope for a better future to those struggling with the violence in South Sudan.