By Meera Meyer | Communications
Dear Friends and Supporters,
As we enjoy the freedom that the summer season brings, seven girls in South Sudan are also experiencing a new freedom – the freedom to return to their studies. Daniel Majok Gai, our South Sudan Country Director, and PESS were sought after by 7 of the 14 displaced high-school aged Ayak Anguei Girls Primary School girls who are being sponsored as part of our Girls Leadership Program. The girls left the IDP and refugee camps to continue their education by taking the risk in finding Daniel. Daniel was also hard at work locating all the sponsored secondary girls. They connected and the girls have returned to their studies at Malek Secondary Academy, which is temporarily being housed in Juba. Daniel remains dedicated to locating the remaining seven girls and ensuring they are safe and free to continue their education.
We are also in the midst of collaborating with a number of wonderful organizations for our Leadership Program. Among these organizations are Seeds of Exchange, She’s the First, Nepal Foundation, Hope for Humanity, and the African Community Center, ECDC. With this partnership, we will be sharing our HIV/AIDS & Menstrual Hygiene Management Pad Vocational Program and our Student Leadership Program with the hopes to educate and empower women and girls all over the world! The feedback from these organizations will allow us to modify and improve the program. Although we were unable to implement the program in South Sudan this year, we are looking forward to hitting the ground running February 2015.
Daniel returned to Colorado for his annual trip this past month and shared with us the aftereffects of the terrible conflict that occurred in Bor where our PESS offices were located in South Sudan. Despite the looting and destruction, he still carried a message of hope that the people of South Sudan are returning, and as before will continue to rebuild the country as they did after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed in 2005.
As you enjoy the freedom of the summer days, please think of the girls in Bor and Juba, South Sudan that so desperately want the freedom to be educated and contribute to the future of their country. We at PESS thank you for your support and hope you enjoy your summer season.
With Peace and Gratitude on behalf of the Girls,
Meera Meyer
Communications
Project Education South Sudan
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