By Ray Stranske | Board Chair
Organizational leaders from six African countries gathered in a hotel outside Nairobi, Kenya in September. They were all there to learn from each other and to improve their education programs. All of the organizations were partners of She’s The First in New York, the organization that provides many of the scholarships to students that PESS works with in Bor Town, South Sudan. Teams from each organization shared their successes and asked for help with their challenges. One thing they discussed was how to use story telling as a means to communicate your message and to encourage others to join in accomplishing your mission.
Three conference participants were Daniel, Abuk, and Anna from Project Education South Sudan (PESS). Attending a conference like this with workers from other countries, all discussing common goals and similar challenges, was exhilarating for them, and crucial for growing the work they are so committed to accomplishing. The conference was a great step in leadership development for the two young workers, recent graduates, who just learned last month that they had passed their national exams, preparing the way for them to apply to university.
Growing leaders is the only way to build and perpetuate the educational achievements that PESS is developing. The excitement that these two young women have is contagious. Since their return from Nairobi, another classmate, Akur, has joined them as a volunteer to help work with younger students. Akur also passed her national exams and is looking for the opportunity to go on to university. As young girls realize they can succeed and develop their skills they become more and more interested in becoming part of the solution to South Sudan’s abysmal education record – only one in six women in the country is able to read. These young people are out to change what they see.
Daniel will be coming to Denver Colorado next week. He will spend a month visiting the people who faithfully support the work he does in South Sudan (October 15 – November 13). The board will also spend time working with Daniel on evaluating our past year of work and brainstorming ways to accomplish more. If any of you would like to hear from Daniel while he is in the US, feel free to send a request to our email, so we can schedule some time for Daniel to share what he is doing. If you have a group who would like to be part of this effort, perhaps Daniel can connect with you and interact with the group.
We on the board of PESS cannot tell you enough how deeply we appreciate your faithful participation on the work we are helping with in South Sudan.
THANK YOU!
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By Ray Stranske | Board Chair, Project Education South Sudan
By Ray Stranske | Board Chair
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