Juba, December 26, 2018 (SSNA) — A South Sudanese medical doctor Thomas Taban Akot who studied medicines in Inje University in South Korea honors a South Korean he described as “an older brother figure.” Thomas Taban Akot, a 33-year old native of present-day Tonj State, met South Korean Priest John Lee Tae-seok in 2001 in…
Nairobi, December 19, 2018 (SSNA) — A Kenyan-based Refugee Response Plan (RRP) has partnered with the government of Kenya to help South Sudanese refugees pursue education in camps, a statement obtained by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) has revealed. RRP said it will promote economic inclusion and business opportunities for both refugees and the…
Juba, May 30, 2018 (SSNA) — An educational charity group said its South Sudan’s projects in the war-torn young nation have increased drastically. The agency states that new 60,000 South Sudanese children have been enrolled in schools. Windle Trust International (WTI), a UK-based education advocacy group, operates schools in Unity, Lakes, and the Western Equatoria…
Juba, April 17, 2018 (SSNA) — Father David Tulimelli, parish priest at the Salesian St. Vincent de Paul parish which operates Don Bosco Gumbo, has dedicated his life to the youth of South Sudan. He has been a witness to the young country’s troubles and was praised in 2016 for his efforts to assist those…
Juba, March 7, 2018 (SSNA) — An Israel-based humanitarian group has conducted successful operations in war-torn South Sudan, helping girls and women who face difficulties accessing education. The Israel Forum for International Humanitarian Aid (IsraAID) offered educational programs to South Sudanese women and girls who have been displaced by the ongoing civil war. The two…
Juba, February 2, 2018 (SSNA) — The United Nations said the ongoing civil war in South Sudan prevent 1.8 million children from pursuing education, saying the more than four years war caused at least 1.8 million children to drop out of school or the conflict is preventing them from getting education. The UN disclosed in…
Bentiu/Juba, July 20, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government has launched a campaign to help young girls to go back to schools in Bentiu and encourage teachers to perform well in their teachings. The United Nations said it supports the campaign to bring young girls back to school. South Sudan’s Undersecretary of the Ministry of…
Yei/Juba, December 12, 2016 (SSNA) — Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has opened a new health clinic in Yei town to improve access to healthcare for the locals in Yei and the Greater Equatoria region, the group said. MSF says its new primary healthcare clinic is free to anyone seeking medical assistance, adding that diseases such…
Juba, December 7, 2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has hosted a discussion intended to educate South Sudanese women the importance of education, especially in “conflict and post-conflicts” areas. Saadia Aleem, who represents the UNMISS rights body says the “dialogue was necessary so they could identify the issues women face”,…
Juba, October 30, 2016 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government has admitted that South Sudan lacks necessary means to educate her citizens unless the ongoing civil war is brought to an end. In move seen by regional watchers as surprise to government supporters, Juba right-hand man for education Deng Deng Hoch publicly complained that education will…
Free education for all should be adequate to create an infrastructure of people prepared to do necessary jobs in the Republic of South Sudan rather than hiring foreign workers from neighboring countries such as Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia By: John Bith Aliap, Adelaide, South Australia March 6, 2012 (SSNA) — Free education for all should…
By Dr Lam Akol December 1, 2011 (SSNA) — A presentation by this author to the Conference on Higher Education in South Sudan held on 14-15 November 2011 in Juba [1], outlined the function of tertiary education and its requirements, concluded by raising certain policy issues that needed to be addressed in order to revamp…
By: Lam Akol Ajawin, MEng, PhD, D.I.C. (Speaking notes at a conference on “Future of Higher Education in South Sudan”, held in Juba on 14-15 November 2011). Tertiary education Tertiary education broadly refers to the educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education. Higher education is taken to include undergraduate and…