By Catherine Amaniyo | Grants Manager
On August 15th, Room to Learn (RtL) South Sudan joined members of the Ministry of Education Science & Technology, development partners, and school girls to celebrate National Girls’ Education Day in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
The theme of this year‘s celebration, “Educate Girls for Participation in the Development of South Sudan," emphasized enhancing behavioral change with a particular focus on girls’ education. While addressing the gathering, Hon. Manase Lomole Waya, deputy governor of Central Equatoria State, stressed the importance of girls’ education, as well as preventing gender-based violence and non-inclusive cultural practices that hinder girls’ education. The deputy governor also emphasized the need to enforce community by-laws if girls are to be protected from cultural biases that restrict their ability to learn.
Room to Learn donated 20 school bags, along with text books, to the girls for excelling in the South Sudan Primary School Leaving Examination.
Manuela, a 14-year-old beneficiary, said the program inspires girls to study. “I am very excited as the books will help me improve my reading and I will use the bag to carry all my books. Rain will never destroy my books again,” she said. “I encourage my siblings and other girls like me to enjoy education and become better women in the future."
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