Unleash the leaders: 400 girls in South Sudan

During the past four years, 50 PESS supported students have graduated high school and passed their national exams, required to officially graduate and become eligible for university. These bright young girls, full of hopes and dreams, aspire to contribute to their community and their country. They inspire us and are the reason that we exist. Let me tell you about a couple of these students. 

ALUEL 

Aluel finished her studies at the end of 2018. In January of this year, she took the national exam required of all 12^th graders and received the results in August. Aluel learned that she not only passed, but that she received the 4th highest score in the whole of South Sudan. What an achievement! 

Aluel went to primary school in the village of Konbeek, where she attended a school that PESS built about 10 years ago.  She and her family had to flee her home village during civil unrest in 2013. They made their way to Bortown, about 40 miles away, where the family was able to settle into safety. Aluel became a PESS scholar, continuing her education with regular support from the PESS staff. She has obviously taken advantage of the opportunities she received and has been quite successful. Keep up the good work, Aluel -- we can't wait to see what you do next! 

AYOM 

Ayom knows leadership! She is proud of her roles as a class monitor and Assistant Head Girl of her school. She takes her job seriously and is proud to “use her power fairly”, applying equal treatment to boys and girls alike. 

Ayom dreams of becoming a doctor because she wants to improve the state of vulnerable women in her community. When asked what social issue is most important to her, she responds, "in fact, I care about gender-based violence and issues like forced marriage and early marriage because those issues unfairly concern young girls. Justice to girls in the society or community should be improved by all means." Ayom is passionate about Women's Equality. 

PESS organizes students into groups of 10 students. This gives girls support from their peers and offers them the opportunity to study and wrestle with global issues with other students and allows them to practice their communication and writing skills. Ayom’s group named themselves “The Future of Societies”. 

THANKS! 

Project Education South Sudan is honored to support brave and dedicated girls like Aluel and Ayom in achieving their educational aspirations! When you support PESS, you support these and other young women in accessing education and ultimately making the world a better place.

Thank you for being a partner with us!